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Gabon Oil

Reserves (2025)#35 World
2,000,000,000barrels
0.11%
of world reserves
23 years
at current production
Production (2025)#35 World
239,012b/d+11.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#151 World
16,084b/d+2.6% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+198,628b/d

Consumption uses 7.5% of production.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Oil Reserves in Gabon

  • Gabon has proven oil reserves of 2,000,000,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#35 in the world), representing 0.11% of the world's total.
  • As of 2025 production rates, Gabon has roughly 23 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).

Oil Production in Gabon

  • Gabon produced 239,012 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#35 in the world), an increase of 11.3% from 214,713 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 239,315 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Gabon has years with negative refinery gain. Refinery gain (or processing gain) is the volume difference between the refined products output and crude input.

Oil Consumption in Gabon

  • Gabon consumed 16,084 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#151 in the world), an increase of 2.6% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Gabon averaged 0.27 us gallons per day in 2024 (#141 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (50.5%), Residual Fuel Oil (18.6%), and Motor Gasoline (11.3%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Gabon

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Gabon

  • In 2024, Gabon produced approximately 214,713 barrels per day of oil and consumed 16,084 barrels per day , a surplus of 198,628 barrels per day.

Gabon Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
20252,000,000,000350.11%239,012+11.3%350.23%————————
20242,000,000,000350.11%214,713+5.3%350.21%16,084+2.6%1510.02%0.27———
20232,000,000,000350.11%203,945+4.3%350.20%15,677+6.1%1510.02%0.26———
20222,000,000,000340.12%195,487+11.9%370.19%14,778+1.5%1510.01%0.26———
20212,000,000,000370.12%174,715+0.8%380.18%14,557+2.6%1500.01%0.26———
2020———173,336−14%380.18%14,191−11.9%1500.02%0.26———
20192,000,000,000350.12%201,466+3%360.20%16,112+5.1%1490.02%0.3———
20182,000,000,000350.12%195,525−1.5%360.19%15,331−29.2%1480.02%0.290178,396−178,396
20172,000,000,000350.12%198,542−5.7%370.20%21,666+0.02%1360.02%0.420183,743−183,743
20162,000,000,000350.12%210,525−1.2%360.22%21,662−1.8%1340.02%0.430193,784−193,784
20152,000,000,000350.12%213,025−3%370.22%22,066−4.3%1350.02%0.450216,601−216,601
20142,000,000,000350.12%219,669+0.0096%360.23%23,047−0.05%1290.02%0.490216,721−216,721
20132,000,000,000350.12%219,648−4.4%360.24%23,058+4.9%1270.02%0.510213,108−213,108
20122,000,000,000330.13%229,690−4.6%360.25%21,980+4%1250.02%0.50224,507−224,507
20112,000,000,000330.14%240,878−1.8%370.27%21,141+5.4%1280.02%0.50226,972−226,972
20102,000,000,000330.15%245,368+1.4%390.28%20,060+24.7%1270.02%0.490237,614−237,614
20092,000,000,000320.15%241,955−2.3%390.28%16,084−2.2%1360.02%0.410212,590−212,590
20082,000,000,000320.15%247,765+0.85%380.29%16,452−0.18%1330.02%0.430214,973−214,973
20072,000,000,000320.15%245,676+1.7%380.29%16,482+6%1320.02%0.440228,375−228,375
20062,499,000,000300.19%241,663−10.4%390.28%15,547+0.2%1300.02%0.430226,266−226,266
20052,499,000,000310.20%269,712−1.2%380.32%15,516+13%1290.02%0.450251,984−251,984
20042,499,000,000320.20%272,950−0.13%370.33%13,730+1.7%1340.02%0.410246,145−246,145
20032,499,000,000320.21%273,301+6.7%360.34%13,504−3.2%1320.02%0.410244,964−244,964
20022,499,000,000300.24%256,119−2.1%350.33%13,947−2.4%1310.02%0.440239,801−239,801
20012,499,000,000300.24%261,744−5%350.34%14,286+8.7%1280.02%0.460248,939−248,939
20002,499,000,000310.25%275,387−13.4%350.36%13,143−28.2%1290.02%0.430263,900−263,900
19992,499,000,000310.24%318,005−10.8%320.43%18,300+18.8%1210.02%0.620302,337−302,337
19982,500,000,000290.24%356,373−5.2%320.47%15,400−3.8%1270.02%0.530341,578−341,578
19971,300,000,000350.13%375,873+1.4%310.50%16,000+6.7%1230.02%0.570357,550−357,550
19961,300,000,000330.14%370,700+0.62%310.51%15,000+7.1%1250.02%0.550352,202−352,202
19951,300,000,000320.14%368,403+7%310.52%14,000−8.5%1260.02%0.520354,471−354,471
1994700,000,000350.07%344,393+16.4%320.50%15,300+1.3%1210.02%0.590323,950−323,950
1993700,000,000350.07%295,851+1.4%310.44%15,100−6.2%1250.02%0.590296,353−296,353
1992700,000,000350.08%291,776−0.75%310.44%16,100+3.2%1210.02%0.650271,290−271,290
1991700,000,000350.07%293,975+8.9%280.44%15,600+2%980.02%0.650277,516−277,516
1990700,000,000340.07%269,915+29.8%290.41%15,300−1.9%1000.02%0.650239,159−239,159
1989700,000,000340.08%208,000+30.8%290.32%15,600+33.3%1000.02%0.680171,915−171,915
1988600,000,000330.07%159,000+2.6%320.25%11,700+12.5%1050.02%0.530148,117−148,117
1987600,000,000330.09%155,000−6.6%330.25%10,400+5.1%1050.02%0.480145,139−145,139
1986500,000,000370.07%166,000−3.5%330.27%9,900−10%1050.02%0.470150,100−150,100
1985500,000,000360.07%172,000+8.5%330.29%11,000−8.3%1030.02%0.540163,800−163,800
1984500,000,000360.07%158,555+0.99%330.27%12,000−14.3%1020.02%0.60139,500−139,500
1983500,000,000380.08%157,000+0.64%330.27%14,000+27.3%950.02%0.730135,545−135,545
1982500,000,000380.07%156,000+3.3%310.27%11,000−8.3%1040.02%0.590129,477−129,477
1981500,000,000360.08%151,000−13.7%310.25%12,000+9.1%1040.02%0.660124,110−124,110
1980500,000,000340.08%175,000−13.8%300.27%11,000—1060.02%0.620150,246−150,246
1979———203,000−2.9%190.36%————————
1978———209,000−5.9%180.39%————————
1977———222,000−0.45%180.41%————————
1976———223,000+0%180.43%————————
1975———223,000+10.4%160.47%————————
1974———202,000+34.7%150.40%————————
1973———150,000—180.30%————————

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