Renewable energy electricity output in Gabon
Gabon: Renewable energy electricity output was 930 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Gabon, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Gabon stood at 930 GWh.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Gabon peaked at 953 GWh in 2006 and was at its lowest, 708 GWh, in 1990.
That places Gabon 109th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy electricity output in Gabon, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 708 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 715 GWh | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 720 GWh | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 718 GWh | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 755 GWh | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 800 GWh | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 777 GWh | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 816 GWh | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 819 GWh | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 838 GWh | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 810 GWh | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 885 GWh | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 930 GWh | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 907 GWh | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 901 GWh | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 820 GWh | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 953 GWh | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 809 GWh | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 902 GWh | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 953 GWh | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 916 GWh | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 849 GWh | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 920 GWh | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 943 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 806 GWh | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 930 GWh | +15.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 930 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,738 GWh, 54% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 930 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 537.6 GWh, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 766.6 GWh | 708 GWh | 838 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 887 GWh | 809 GWh | 953 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 894 GWh | 806 GWh | 943 GWh | 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 electricity output in Gabon?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Gabon was 930 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 953 GWh in 2006.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 708 GWh in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Gabon ranks 109th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.