Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Afghanistan or Gabon?

Gabon, at 930 GWh against 889.5 GWh in Afghanistan as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gabon?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Gabon: Renewable energy electricity output

Afghanistan

889.5 GWh

in 2015

Gabon

930 GWh

in 2015

Afghanistan rank

112th

Gabon rank

109th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Afghanistan
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 930 GWh against 889.5 GWh in Afghanistan, a difference of 40.5 GWh.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 112th and Gabon ranks 109th of 230 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	530.5 GWh	766.6 GWh	236.1 GWh	Gabon
2000s	611.89 GWh	887 GWh	275.11 GWh	Gabon
2010s	843.78 GWh	894 GWh	50.22 GWh	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Afghanistan or Gabon?: Gabon, at 930 GWh against 889.5 GWh in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Afghanistan and Gabon?: 40.5 GWh, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gabon?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Gabon rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Afghanistan ranks 112th and Gabon ranks 109th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.