# Access to electricity in Gambia

Access to electricity in Gambia was 69% in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `access_to_electricity_share`
- Place id: `gm`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Note: Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.
- Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/access-to-electricity/gambia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=access_to_electricity_share&place=gm

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2023 | 66.9 |
| 2022 | 65.4 |
| 2021 | 63.7 |
| 2020 | 62.2 |
| 2019 | 62.1 |
| 2018 | 60.3 |
| 2017 | 56.2 |
| 2016 | 56.4 |
| 2015 | 54.7 |
| 2014 | 53 |
| 2013 | 51.5 |
| 2012 | 49.9 |
| 2011 | 48.3 |
| 2010 | 46.8 |
| 2009 | 43.2 |
| 2008 | 41.5 |
| 2007 | 39.8 |
| 2006 | 38.1 |
| 2005 | 30.5 |
| 2004 | 34.8 |
| 2003 | 27.8 |
| 2002 | 31.5 |
| 2001 | 29.9 |
| 2000 | 34.3 |
| 1999 | 26.6 |
| 1998 | 24.9 |
| 1997 | 23.3 |
| 1996 | 21.6 |
| 1995 | 19.9 |
| 1994 | 18.3 |
| 1993 | 17.7 |