COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Gambia, The Energy Use
Gambia, The energy use: latest available value for 2007, historical series from 1990, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 75,32 | 8,86 |
| 2006 | 66,46 | 1,68 |
| 2005 | 64,79 | -1,83 |
| 2004 | 66,61 | 8,03 |
| 1990 | 58,59 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Source organization: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 03:50:06. Open original metadata response.
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesGambia, The recorded 75,32 kg oil equivalent per capita in 2007, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2006, the energy use increased by 8,86.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 5 observations from 1990 to 2007, the average was 66,35; the minimum was 58,59 in 1990 and the maximum was 75,32 in 2007.
Gambia, The ranks 174 out of 179 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Low income group.
Energy intensity and consumption scale.