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 128th of 198 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.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Gambia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,430 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,494 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,613 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2,667 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,348 TJ | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 2,293 TJ | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,202 TJ | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2,192 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,128 TJ | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2,110 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,941 TJ | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 2,951 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,969 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,987 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,005 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,024 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,042 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,334 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 3,270 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,764 TJ | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 3,097 TJ | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 3,106 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,133 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,168 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,248 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3,254 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,261 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,190 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,197 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,204 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,211 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,218 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,226 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,234 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3,252 TJ | +0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 3,252 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 4% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 3,252 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +39.4% | 2,110 TJ | 2,941 TJ |
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
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 128th out of 198 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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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.