Electricity demand per person in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity demand per person was 1,252 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,252 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Gabon peaked at 1,535 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,027 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Gabon 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,027 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,069 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,093 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,107 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,076 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,073 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,101 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,112 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,126 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,101 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,122 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,139 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,170 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,187 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,203 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,205 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,209 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,252 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,487 kilowatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 1,486 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,494 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,468 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,535 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1,276 kilowatt-hours | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 1,252 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,252 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,252 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 249.74 kilowatt-hours, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,088 kilowatt-hours | 1,027 kilowatt-hours | 1,126 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,246 kilowatt-hours | 1,122 kilowatt-hours | 1,487 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,405 kilowatt-hours | 1,252 kilowatt-hours | 1,535 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 electricity demand per person in Gabon?
- Electricity demand per person in Gabon was 1,252 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,535 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,027 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity demand per person?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.