Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Gabon
Gabon: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.92 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.92 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Gabon peaked at 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
Gabon ranks 127th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Gabon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 terawatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.95 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | -39.9% |
| 2024 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.92 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.92 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 0.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.972 terawatt-hours | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Gabon?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Gabon was 0.92 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Gabon rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Gabon ranks 127th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.