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 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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 |
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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 224 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