Total electricity output in Gabon
Gabon: Total electricity output was 2,126 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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, total electricity output in Gabon stood at 2,126 GWh.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Gabon peaked at 2,367 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 978 GWh, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 139th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Gabon, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 978 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 985 GWh | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 993 GWh | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 999 GWh | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,066 GWh | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 1,139 GWh | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 1,214 GWh | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1,256 GWh | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,343 GWh | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1,328 GWh | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,315 GWh | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,407 GWh | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1,482 GWh | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1,535 GWh | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,540 GWh | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,574 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,665 GWh | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1,734 GWh | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1,822 GWh | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,835 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,932 GWh | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,033 GWh | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2,151 GWh | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,264 GWh | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2,367 GWh | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2,126 GWh | -10.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2,126 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 16% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2,126 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,130 GWh | 978 GWh | 1,343 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,591 GWh | 1,315 GWh | 1,835 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,146 GWh | 1,932 GWh | 2,367 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 total electricity output in Gabon?
- Total electricity output in Gabon was 2,126 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 total electricity output recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,367 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 978 GWh in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for total electricity output?
- Gabon ranks 139th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants