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Electricity generation from oil in Gabon

Gabon: Electricity generation from oil was 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.53 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.59 terawatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
0.19 terawatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Gabon, 2000–2024

0.20.30.40.50.62000201220242000: 0.27 terawatt-hours2001: 0.21 terawatt-hours2002: 0.22 terawatt-hours2003: 0.28 terawatt-hours2004: 0.32 terawatt-hours2005: 0.43 terawatt-hours2006: 0.38 terawatt-hours2007: 0.59 terawatt-hours2008: 0.42 terawatt-hours2009: 0.24 terawatt-hours2010: 0.21 terawatt-hours2011: 0.23 terawatt-hours2012: 0.3 terawatt-hours2013: 0.31 terawatt-hours2014: 0.25 terawatt-hours2015: 0.22 terawatt-hours2016: 0.21 terawatt-hours2017: 0.19 terawatt-hours2018: 0.39 terawatt-hours2019: 0.42 terawatt-hours2020: 0.4 terawatt-hours2021: 0.47 terawatt-hours2022: 0.54 terawatt-hours2023: 0.53 terawatt-hours2024: 0.53 terawatt-hours

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 oil in Gabon is 0.53 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 112.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Gabon peaked at 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.19 terawatt-hours, in 2017.

That places Gabon 100th out of 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.336 terawatt-hours 0.21 terawatt-hours 0.59 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.273 terawatt-hours 0.19 terawatt-hours 0.42 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.494 terawatt-hours 0.4 terawatt-hours 0.54 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 97 Ghana 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 97 Mongolia 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 99 South Sudan 0.55 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 100 Seychelles 0.53 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 100 Ukraine 0.53 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 103 Lithuania 0.52 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Gabon?
Electricity generation from oil in Gabon was 0.53 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 oil recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2007.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2017.
How does Gabon rank for electricity generation from oil?
Gabon ranks 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.