Electricity production from natural gas sources in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 36.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 36.4% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Gabon peaked at 46.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1990.
That places Gabon 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.4% | — |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 17.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 36.5% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 49 Puerto Rico 41.8% compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 38.1% compare
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- 53 Netherlands 35.8% compare
- 54 Malaysia 34.9% compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.5% 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 production from natural gas sources in Gabon?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Gabon was 36.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Gabon ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.