Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Gambia

Gambia: Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for was 0.924 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.924
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
72nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.924
in 2023
All-time low
0.622
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Gambia, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.6221991: 0.6391992: 0.6551993: 0.6681994: 0.681995: 0.6921996: 0.7011997: 0.711998: 0.7191999: 0.7282000: 0.7362001: 0.7432002: 0.752003: 0.7572004: 0.7672005: 0.7772006: 0.7872007: 0.7982008: 0.8092009: 0.8192010: 0.832011: 0.842012: 0.8512013: 0.8622014: 0.8722015: 0.882016: 0.8892017: 0.8952018: 0.9012019: 0.9052020: 0.912021: 0.9152022: 0.922023: 0.924

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.924 for population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Gambia peaked at 0.924 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.622, in 1990.

Gambia ranks 72nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions) in Gambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.622
1991 0.6391 +2.8%
1992 0.6548 +2.5%
1993 0.6685 +2.1%
1994 0.6799 +1.7%
1995 0.6917 +1.7%
1996 0.7015 +1.4%
1997 0.7101 +1.2%
1998 0.719 +1.3%
1999 0.7276 +1.2%
2000 0.7358 +1.1%
2001 0.7428 +1.0%
2002 0.7495 +0.9%
2003 0.7574 +1.1%
2004 0.7669 +1.2%
2005 0.7767 +1.3%
2006 0.7869 +1.3%
2007 0.7984 +1.5%
2008 0.8091 +1.3%
2009 0.8189 +1.2%
2010 0.8303 +1.4%
2011 0.8402 +1.2%
2012 0.851 +1.3%
2013 0.8617 +1.3%
2014 0.8716 +1.2%
2015 0.8798 +0.9%
2016 0.8888 +1.0%
2017 0.8952 +0.7%
2018 0.9006 +0.6%
2019 0.9054 +0.5%
2020 0.9103 +0.5%
2021 0.9152 +0.5%
2022 0.9197 +0.5%
2023 0.924 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6814 0.622 0.7276 10
2000s 0.7742 0.7358 0.8189 10
2010s 0.8724 0.8303 0.9054 10
2020s 0.9173 0.9103 0.924 4

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 69 Romania 1.06 compare
  2. 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.01 compare
  3. 71 Lesotho 1.01 compare
  4. 73 Timor-Leste 0.8546 compare
  5. 74 Serbia 0.8162 compare
  6. 75 Ecuador 0.766 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Gambia?
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Gambia was 0.924 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2023.
What is the lowest population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.622 in 1990.
How does Gambia rank for population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for?
Gambia ranks 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
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