Gabon Electricity
Generation (2024)#139 World
2.61TWh+0.35% YoY
Consumption (2024)#146 World
2.6TWh+0.99% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
64.5%35.5%
Electricity Generation in Gabon
- Net electricity generation in Gabon reached 2.61 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#139 in the world), an increase of 0.35% from 2.6 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 64.5% (1.68 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Gabon and renewables 35.5% (0.92 terawatt-hours).
- Gabon increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.12% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 35.5% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Gabon
- Gabon consumed 2.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#146 in the world), an increase of 0.99% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Gabon averaged 1,025 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 2.81 kilowatt-hours per day (#142 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Gabon
- Gabon had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.8 gigawatts in 2024 (#141 in the world), an increase of 1.4% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 56.7% and renewables at 43.3% of Gabon's installed capacity in 2024.
- Gabon's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 37.4% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 42.6%, hydro at 31.5% and solar at 1.1%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Gabon
- Gabon imported 0.58 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈22.3% of consumption).
Grid Efficiency in Gabon
- Distribution losses in Gabon were 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 22.4% of total generation, down from 22.6% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Gabon
- In 2024, Gabon generated approximately 0.0071 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0071 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0000095 terawatt-hours.
Gabon Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.61 | +0.35% | 139 | 0.01% | 2.6 | +0.99% | 146 | 0.01% | 1,025 | 0.8 | +1.4% | 141 | 0.01% | 0.58 | 0 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | −18.7% | 139 | 0.01% | 2.58 | −17.8% | 146 | 0.01% | 1,037.1 | 0.78 | +0.09% | 141 | 0.01% | 0.58 | — | — | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 3.19 | +7.7% | 135 | 0.01% | 3.13 | +6.9% | 139 | 0.01% | 1,289.6 | 0.78 | +0% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.54 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 2.97 | +1.3% | 136 | 0.01% | 2.93 | −3.1% | 141 | 0.01% | 1,233.9 | 0.78 | −0.0017% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.53 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.56 |
| 2020 | 2.93 | +3.1% | 136 | 0.01% | 3.03 | +2.1% | 139 | 0.01% | 1,303.7 | 0.78 | +0% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.54 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.44 |
| 2019 | 2.84 | +2.3% | 137 | 0.01% | 2.96 | +5.2% | 139 | 0.01% | 1,307.4 | 0.78 | +4.4% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.53 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.41 |
| 2018 | 2.78 | +23.8% | 137 | 0.01% | 2.82 | +24.3% | 139 | 0.01% | 1,273.9 | 0.75 | +8.5% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.51 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.47 |
| 2017 | 2.24 | +1.9% | 138 | 0.01% | 2.27 | +10% | 142 | 0.01% | 1,051.2 | 0.69 | +1.1% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.46 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | +3.9% | 138 | 0.01% | 2.06 | +4% | 143 | 0.01% | 981.3 | 0.68 | +1.8% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.35 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.49 |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +6.4% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.98 | +2.7% | 144 | 0.01% | 970.6 | 0.67 | +0.55% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.34 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.47 |
| 2014 | 1.99 | −4.9% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.93 | +5.8% | 142 | 0.01% | 975 | 0.67 | −0.74% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.39 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.45 |
| 2013 | 2.09 | −2.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.82 | +5.4% | 143 | 0.01% | 952.9 | 0.67 | +45.2% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.18 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.45 |
| 2012 | 2.15 | +6% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.73 | +6.2% | 143 | 0.01% | 936.7 | 0.46 | +4.5% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 2011 | 2.03 | +5.6% | 138 | 0.01% | 1.63 | +5.2% | 146 | 0.01% | 914.1 | 0.44 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | 1.93 | +5.7% | 140 | 0.01% | 1.55 | +6% | 149 | 0.01% | 900.1 | 0.44 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2009 | 1.82 | +0.5% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.46 | −1.3% | 146 | 0.01% | 878.7 | 0.44 | +21.1% | 142 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 2008 | 1.81 | +5% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.48 | +4.2% | 143 | 0.01% | 920.2 | 0.37 | −11.7% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2007 | 1.73 | +4.2% | 138 | 0.01% | 1.42 | +5.5% | 141 | 0.01% | 912.5 | 0.42 | +0% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2006 | 1.66 | +5.7% | 138 | 0.01% | 1.35 | +6% | 146 | 0.01% | 892.4 | 0.42 | +0.02% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2005 | 1.57 | +2.3% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.27 | +0.87% | 142 | 0.01% | 867.8 | 0.42 | +0.24% | 137 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 1.53 | +0.33% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.26 | +0.08% | 141 | 0.01% | 885.6 | 0.41 | +0% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2003 | 1.53 | +3.6% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.26 | +3.8% | 140 | 0.01% | 910 | 0.41 | +0.97% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2002 | 1.47 | +5.4% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.21 | +5.2% | 139 | 0.01% | 901 | 0.41 | +1.3% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 2001 | 1.4 | +7% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.15 | +7.4% | 140 | 0.01% | 879.7 | 0.41 | +0% | 131 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2000 | 1.31 | +1.2% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.07 | +2.6% | 139 | 0.01% | 841.2 | 0.41 | +1.8% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 1999 | 1.29 | +1.3% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.05 | +3.9% | 140 | 0.01% | 841.5 | 0.4 | +1.8% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 1998 | 1.28 | +2.7% | 134 | 0.01% | 1.01 | +4.6% | 139 | 0.01% | 831 | 0.39 | +0.77% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 1997 | 1.24 | +4.7% | 132 | 0.01% | 0.96 | +5.1% | 140 | 0.01% | 815.1 | 0.39 | +3.2% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 1996 | 1.19 | +0.34% | 133 | 0.01% | 0.92 | +4.2% | 139 | 0.01% | 795.1 | 0.38 | +2.2% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 1995 | 1.18 | +10.3% | 130 | 0.01% | 0.88 | +7.9% | 140 | 0.01% | 782.6 | 0.37 | +16.5% | 129 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 1.07 | +0.37% | 131 | 0.01% | 0.82 | −15.2% | 140 | 0.01% | 744.5 | 0.32 | +1.9% | 133 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 1993 | 1.07 | +3.9% | 130 | 0.01% | 0.96 | +4.2% | 133 | 0.01% | 901.2 | 0.31 | +0% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1992 | 1.03 | +2.6% | 129 | 0.01% | 0.92 | +2.3% | 131 | 0.01% | 887.9 | 0.31 | +0% | 131 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1991 | 1 | +1.6% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.9 | +2.4% | 109 | 0.01% | 891.4 | 0.31 | +0% | 111 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1990 | 0.99 | +11.7% | 107 | 0.01% | 0.88 | +0.34% | 107 | 0.01% | 894.6 | 0.31 | +0% | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1989 | 0.88 | +2.8% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.88 | +3.8% | 107 | 0.01% | 916.3 | 0.31 | +0% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 1988 | 0.86 | +0.7% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.85 | +0.6% | 107 | 0.01% | 907.6 | 0.31 | +0% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 0.85 | +0.47% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.84 | +0.24% | 107 | 0.01% | 927.7 | 0.31 | +0% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 0.85 | +0.71% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.84 | +0.6% | 106 | 0.01% | 951.5 | 0.31 | +18.8% | 106 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 0.84 | +8.4% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.83 | +8.3% | 102 | 0.01% | 972.3 | 0.26 | +4.4% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.009 |
| 1984 | 0.78 | +9.3% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.77 | +9.1% | 105 | 0.01% | 922.6 | 0.25 | +0% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.008 |
| 1983 | 0.71 | +9.2% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.71 | +9.5% | 107 | 0.01% | 869.3 | 0.25 | +13.6% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.006 |
| 1982 | 0.65 | +12.4% | 108 | 0.01% | 0.64 | +12.2% | 108 | 0.01% | 815.9 | 0.22 | +2.3% | 112 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.007 |
| 1981 | 0.58 | +13.5% | 109 | 0.01% | 0.57 | +13.4% | 108 | 0.01% | 747 | 0.22 | +22.9% | 111 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 1980 | 0.51 | — | 111 | 0.01% | 0.51 | — | 108 | 0.01% | 676.1 | 0.18 | — | 111 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.