Electricity generation from gas in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity generation from gas was 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from gas in Gabon stood at 1.15 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Gabon peaked at 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.23 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Gabon 93rd out of 207 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 gas in Gabon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +47.1% |
| 2009 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.95 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.15 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75 terawatt-hours, 42% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +47.1% | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.368 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 0.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.992 terawatt-hours | 0.81 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 1.15 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 gas in Gabon?
- Electricity generation from gas in Gabon was 1.15 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 gas recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Gabon ranks 93rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.