Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon
Gabon: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon stood at 94.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon peaked at 94.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 156th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 73.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.3% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.1% | 94.1% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Gabon
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 23.3% (2023)
- Gas production 5.17 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5.17 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Gabon was 94.1% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Gabon ranks 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.