Share of electricity generation from renewables in Gabon
Gabon: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 35.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 35.4% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Gabon peaked at 62.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2024.
That places Gabon 95th out of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 35.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 35.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 46.2% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 37.9% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 35.4% | 48.8% | 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 renewables in Gabon?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Gabon was 35.4% 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 renewables recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 renewables. 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.