People without electricity country, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.049 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.049 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.264 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.049 units 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.264 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.228 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.222 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.215 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.208 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.184 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.195 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.187 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.18 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.173 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.107 units per person | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.113 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.107 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.136 units per person | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.129 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.127 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.119 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.137 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.104 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.097 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.089 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.082 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.065 units per person | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.059 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.049 units per person | -16.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.049 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.422 units per person, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without electricity country, per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -38.1% | 0.173 units per person | 0.107 units per person |
| 2013 | +27.1% | 0.107 units per person | 0.136 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2056 units per person | 0.173 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1176 units per person | 0.097 units per person | 0.137 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0688 units per person | 0.049 units per person | 0.089 units per person | 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Gabon?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Gabon was 0.049 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.264 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 units per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.