Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 16.8% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Gabon peaked at 33.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1994.
That places Gabon 83rd 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 sources (% of total) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.2% | — |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -39.0% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +109.2% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -28.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +2.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 4.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 16.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 6.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 13.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More energy & mining data for Gabon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Gabon?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Gabon was 16.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1994.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Gabon ranks 83rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.