Gambia
Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Region
Africa
Country
Gambia
Population Size ('000)
1,570,673
GDP per capital (USD)
466.63
Income per day (USD)
1.28
Urban Population (%)
58.10%
Rural Population (%)
41.90%
Average Household size
5
HEALTH
Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
95%
Number of people affected by HAP
1,492,139
Number of households affected by HAP
278,488
Number of deaths per year
600
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
91.10%
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
>95%
Population using wood for cooking (%)
78.00%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
12.80%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.10%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.20%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
4.60%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
0.10%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
4.20%
COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON
Percentage with access to improved water (%)
82%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
53%
Diarrhea deaths per year
1100
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
200
Deaths per year from malaria
2,000
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
600
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
500
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
138
BUSINESS/MARKET
Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
high
Infrastructure strength score
3.83
Prevailance of lending institutions
96
Number of borrowers
1,919,000
Penetration of Credit Unions
3.96%
Ease of doing business score *
149
Lending interest rate
27 %
Starting business score *
120
Getting credit score *
159
Protecting investors score *
174
Trading across borders score *
78
GENDER
Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.6762
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.7588
Educational attainment score *
0.8288
Health and survival score *
0.9796
Political empowerment score *
0.1377
Percentage of girls in school
67%
Literacy rate of women (%)
36%
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Environmental problems
no data
Environmental considerations
biodiversity hotspot
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
0.8
COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS
Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.047
Primary Fuel Used
Wood
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
16.1