Number of people without access to electricity in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people without access to electricity was 124,409 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 124,409 people for number of people without access to electricity 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, number of people without access to electricity in Gabon peaked at 336,751 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 124,409 people, 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.
Number of people without access to electricity in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 336,751 people | — |
| 2001 | 298,586 people | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 298,620 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 297,205 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 295,695 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 269,283 people | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 294,126 people | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 291,016 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 289,292 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 287,449 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 184,027 people | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 201,364 people | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 197,617 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 260,176 people | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 255,213 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 259,206 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 249,936 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 295,495 people | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 230,081 people | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 219,967 people | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 206,706 people | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 194,891 people | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 157,999 people | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 146,603 people | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 124,409 people | -15.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 124,409 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295,802 people | 269,283 people | 336,751 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,308 people | 184,027 people | 295,495 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 166,122 people | 124,409 people | 206,706 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 70 Solomon Islands 151,552 people compare
- 71 Cambodia 141,111 people compare
- 72 Eswatini 132,982 people compare
- 74 Vanuatu 113,083 people compare
- 75 El Salvador 82,397 people compare
- 76 East Timor 79,836 people 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 number of people without access to electricity in Gabon?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Gabon was 124,409 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 336,751 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,409 people in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Gabon ranks 73rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.