Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 0.569 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.569 people per square kilometre for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 1.31 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.569 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Gabon 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7142 people per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7815 people per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7669 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9905 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.97 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8929 people per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8537 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8022 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7564 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6132 people per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.569 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 1.31 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9132 people per square kilometre | 0.7142 people per square kilometre | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6852 people per square kilometre | 0.569 people per square kilometre | 0.8022 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 76 Indonesia 0.8915 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Viet Nam 0.6403 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Colombia 0.613 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Fiji 0.3541 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Mexico 0.2002 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Belize 0.0721 people per square kilometre 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 number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.569 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.569 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.