Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Gambia
Gambia: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 5,553 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5,553 TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Gambia peaked at 5,553 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,344 TJ, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 138th of 227 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 | 3,501 TJ | 3,344 TJ | 3,759 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,666 TJ | 4,328 TJ | 5,464 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,126 TJ | 4,835 TJ | 5,359 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,455 TJ | 5,338 TJ | 5,553 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Gambia?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Gambia was 5,553 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,553 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,344 TJ in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Gambia ranks 138th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.