Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.951 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon is 0.951 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.951 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.736 units per person, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 153rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.736 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.772 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.778 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.785 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.792 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.816 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.805 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.813 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.82 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.827 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.893 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.887 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.893 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.864 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.871 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.873 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.881 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.863 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.896 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.903 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.911 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.918 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.935 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.941 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.951 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7944 units per person | 0.736 units per person | 0.827 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8824 units per person | 0.863 units per person | 0.903 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9312 units per person | 0.911 units per person | 0.951 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Gabon was 0.951 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.951 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.736 units per person in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 153rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.