Access to electricity in Gambia

Access to electricity in the Gambia was 69% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.1 pts from 2023. That is the 178th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202469%
Change on 2023+2.1 pts
Rank178th of 214Countries ranked
Series high692024
Series low17.71993

Access to electricity in Gambia, 1993 to 2024

02040608019931998200320082013201820241993: 17.7 %1994: 18.3 %1995: 19.9 %1996: 21.6 %1997: 23.3 %1998: 24.9 %1999: 26.6 %2000: 34.3 %2001: 29.9 %2002: 31.5 %2003: 27.8 %2004: 34.8 %2005: 30.5 %2006: 38.1 %2007: 39.8 %2008: 41.5 %2009: 43.2 %2010: 46.8 %2011: 48.3 %2012: 49.9 %2013: 51.5 %2014: 53 %2015: 54.7 %2016: 56.4 %2017: 56.2 %2018: 60.3 %2019: 62.1 %2020: 62.2 %2021: 63.7 %2022: 65.4 %2023: 66.9 %2024: 69 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 32 values
Period%
202469
202366.9
202265.4
202163.7
202062.2
201962.1
201860.3
201756.2
201656.4
201554.7
201453
201351.5
201249.9
201148.3
201046.8
200943.2
200841.5
200739.8
200638.1
200530.5
200434.8
200327.8
200231.5
200129.9
200034.3
199926.6
199824.9
199723.3
199621.6
199519.9
199418.3
199317.7

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Gambia?

Access to electricity in the Gambia was 69% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.1 pts from 2023. That is the 178th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Gambia?

69% in 2024, the highest value since 1993 in this series.

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