Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.049 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon is 0.049 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.264 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.049 people per person, in 2024.
That places Gabon 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.264 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.228 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.222 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.215 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.208 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.184 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.195 people per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.187 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.18 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.173 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.107 people per person | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.113 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.107 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.136 people per person | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.129 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.127 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.119 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.137 people per person | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.104 people per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.097 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.089 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.082 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.065 people per person | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.059 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.049 people per person | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2056 people per person | 0.173 people per person | 0.264 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1176 people per person | 0.097 people per person | 0.137 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0688 people per person | 0.049 people per person | 0.089 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Gabon was 0.049 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.264 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 people per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.