Gambia Electricity Access 1993-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Gambia electricity access for 2022 was 65.40%, a 1.7% increase from 2021.
  • Gambia electricity access for 2021 was 63.70%, a 1.5% increase from 2020.
  • Gambia electricity access for 2020 was 62.20%, a 0.1% increase from 2019.
  • Gambia electricity access for 2019 was 62.10%, a 1.8% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Gambia Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 65.40% 1.70%
2021 63.70% 1.50%
2020 62.20% 0.10%
2019 62.10% 1.80%
2018 60.30% 4.10%
2017 56.20% -0.20%
2016 56.40% 1.70%
2015 54.70% 1.70%
2014 53.00% 1.50%
2013 51.50% 1.60%
2012 49.90% 1.60%
2011 48.30% 1.50%
2010 46.80% 3.60%
2009 43.20% 1.70%
2008 41.50% 1.70%
2007 39.80% 1.70%
2006 38.10% 7.60%
2005 30.50% -4.30%
2004 34.80% 7.00%
2003 27.80% -3.70%
2002 31.50% 1.60%
2001 29.90% -4.40%
2000 34.30% 7.73%
1999 26.57% 1.66%
1998 24.92% 1.66%
1997 23.26% 1.67%
1996 21.59% 1.67%
1995 19.92% 1.67%
1994 18.25% 0.55%
1993 17.70% 0.55%