Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Gabon stood at 55.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Gabon peaked at 58.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1991.
That places Gabon 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.6% | — |
| 1991 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 55.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 55.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 27.4% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 37.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 49.4% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 53.7% | 56.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More energy & mining data for Gabon
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
- Gas production 5.17 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5.17 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Gabon?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Gabon was 55.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1991.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Gabon ranks 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.