Fuelwood — Energy production in Gambia
Gambia: Fuelwood — Energy production was 7,472 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 7,472 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Gambia peaked at 7,472 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,148 TJ, in 1990.
That places Gambia 128th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4,491 TJ | 4,148 TJ | 4,674 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,987 TJ | 5,505 TJ | 6,924 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,717 TJ | 6,340 TJ | 7,074 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,314 TJ | 7,153 TJ | 7,472 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 production in Gambia?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Gambia was 7,472 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,472 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,148 TJ in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 production. 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.