Electricity demand in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity demand was 3.18 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.18 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
144th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.73 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
1.31 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Gabon stood at 3.18 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Gabon peaked at 3.73 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.31 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Gabon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.66 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.16 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.38 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.46 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.54 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.29 terawatt-hours | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 3.37 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.47 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.49 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.73 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.17 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 3.18 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3.18 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 3.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 141 Mauritius 3.41 terawatt-hours compare
- 142 Malta 3.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 3.19 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 New Caledonia 3.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 146 Reunion 3.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 147 Madagascar 2.43 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Gabon
- 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 electricity demand in Gabon?
- Electricity demand in Gabon was 3.18 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity demand?
- Gabon ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.