Gabon vs Ghana: Electricity generation from oil

Gabon
0.53 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ghana
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gabon rank
100th
Ghana rank
97th

Electricity generation from oil over time

  • Gabon
  • Ghana
01234200020122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.57 terawatt-hours against 0.53 terawatt-hours in Gabon, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 100th and Ghana ranks 97th of 209 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 0.336 terawatt-hours 1.84 terawatt-hours 1.51 terawatt-hours Ghana
2010s 0.273 terawatt-hours 2.49 terawatt-hours 2.22 terawatt-hours Ghana
2020s 0.494 terawatt-hours 0.622 terawatt-hours 0.128 terawatt-hours Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Gabon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.57 terawatt-hours against 0.53 terawatt-hours in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Gabon and Ghana?
0.04 terawatt-hours, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
Gabon ranks 100th and Ghana ranks 97th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.