Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Gambia
Gambia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 3,252 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Gambia is 3,252 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Gambia peaked at 3,764 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,110 TJ, in 1999.
Gambia ranks 138th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,348 TJ | 2,110 TJ | 2,667 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,129 TJ | 2,941 TJ | 3,764 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,186 TJ | 3,097 TJ | 3,261 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,228 TJ | 3,211 TJ | 3,252 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 117.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 588 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Gambia?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Gambia was 3,252 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,764 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,110 TJ in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Gambia ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.