Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia
Gambia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 20.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia, 1982–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia stood at 20.9%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia peaked at 20.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1982.
Gambia ranks 54th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.0% | — |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +180.3% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | +46.0% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 12.8% | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 2.0% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 51 Antigua and Barbuda 21.7% compare
- 52 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.5% compare
- 53 Belize 21.0% compare
- 55 Côte d'Ivoire 20.8% compare
- 56 Spain 19.0% compare
- 57 Australia 18.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Gambia was 20.9% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1982.
- How does Gambia rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Gambia ranks 54th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.