Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia
Gambia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Gambia 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -95.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gambia was 0.1% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Gambia ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.