Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Gabon
Gabon: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 18.7% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% 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 25th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) 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% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 18.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 18.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +126.3% | 10.6% | 24.0% |
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 | 18.8% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More energy & mining data for Gabon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- 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 18.7% in 2024, 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 25th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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.