Share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon
Gabon: Share of electricity generation from gas was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon stood at 44.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon peaked at 52.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +40.6% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 44.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 3.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 17.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 38.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 35.1% | 44.2% | 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)
- 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 share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Gabon was 44.2% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Gabon ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.