Access to electricity (% of total population) in Gabon
Gabon: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 91.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Gabon, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Gabon is 91.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Gabon peaked at 91.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 150th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.6% | — |
| 1991 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 91.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 91.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 64.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 73.6% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 84.9% | 91.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Gabon?
- Access to electricity in Gabon was 91.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for access to electricity?
- Gabon ranks 150th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.