Renewable energy consumption in Gabon
Gabon: Renewable energy consumption was 82.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Gabon, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 82.0% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Gabon peaked at 88.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1998.
Gabon ranks 17th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.3% | — |
| 1991 | 75.2% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 73.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 82.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 5.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 82.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 69.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 72.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 75.5% | 85.9% | 6 |
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 renewable energy consumption in Gabon?
- Renewable energy consumption in Gabon was 82.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1998.
- How does Gabon rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Gabon ranks 17th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption