People without electricity country in Gabon
Gabon: People without electricity country was 124,409 in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 124,409 for people without electricity country in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Gabon peaked at 336,751 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 124,409, in 2024.
That places Gabon 73rd 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 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 336,751 | — |
| 2001 | 298,586 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 298,620 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 297,205 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 295,695 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 269,283 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 294,126 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 291,016 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 289,292 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 287,449 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 184,027 | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 201,364 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 197,617 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 260,176 | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 255,213 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 259,206 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 249,936 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 295,495 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 230,081 | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 219,967 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 206,706 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 194,891 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 157,999 | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 146,603 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 124,409 | -15.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 124,409 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295,802 | 269,283 | 336,751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,308 | 184,027 | 295,495 | 10 |
| 2020s | 166,122 | 124,409 | 206,706 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 70 Solomon Islands 151,552 compare
- 71 Cambodia 141,111 compare
- 72 Eswatini 132,982 compare
- 74 Vanuatu 113,083 compare
- 75 El Salvador 82,397 compare
- 76 East Timor 79,836 compare
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 in Gabon?
- People without electricity country in Gabon was 124,409 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 336,751 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,409 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for people without electricity country?
- Gabon ranks 73rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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