People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: People without electricity country, per square kilometre was 0.569 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.569 units per square kilometre for people without electricity country, 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, people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 1.31 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.569 units 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.
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7142 units per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7815 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7669 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9905 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.97 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8929 units per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8537 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8022 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7564 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6132 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.569 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9132 units per square kilometre | 0.7142 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6852 units per square kilometre | 0.569 units per square kilometre | 0.8022 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 76 Indonesia 0.8915 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Viet Nam 0.6403 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Colombia 0.613 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Fiji 0.3541 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Mexico 0.2002 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Belize 0.0721 units 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)
- 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 people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.569 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.569 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country 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.
People without electricity country ÷ 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)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.