Share of electricity generation from oil in Gabon
Gabon: Share of electricity generation from oil was 20.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil 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 oil in Gabon stood at 20.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Gabon peaked at 34.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2017.
Gabon ranks 80th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +49.0% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 5.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 20.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 13.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 20.5% | 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 oil in Gabon?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Gabon was 20.4% 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 oil recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Gabon ranks 80th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. 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.