Renewable energy consumption in Gabon
Gabon: Renewable energy consumption was 91.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Gabon, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable energy consumption in Gabon stood at 91.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Gabon peaked at 91.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1998.
Gabon ranks 4th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.3% | — |
| 1991 | 75.2% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 73.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 69.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 72.4% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 75.5% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Gabon?
- Renewable energy consumption in Gabon was 91.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1998.
- How does Gabon rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Gabon ranks 4th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.