Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon
Gabon: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 18.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 18.9% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon peaked at 26.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1991.
Gabon ranks 26th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.7% | — |
| 1991 | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | +126.3% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 10.2% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon was 18.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Gabon ranks 26th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.