Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 1.68 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels in Gabon is 1.68 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Gabon peaked at 1.68 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Gabon 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Gabon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 1.52 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.66 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.68 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.15 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.68 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.945 terawatt-hours, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.704 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 generation from fossil fuels in Gabon?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Gabon was 1.68 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Gabon ranks 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.