Gabon

In brief

Electricity use, kWh per person: 1,016 (2024). World rank 108 of 149; in Africa, 11 of 37. Renewable share of energy use: 91.3% (2021). World rank 4 of 212 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 54. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 1.8% (2023). World rank 134 of 170; in Africa, 27 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 38.1% → 68.7%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 148 → 125, and home broadband per 100 people 0.6 → 4.7. Better than all its neighbours (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, and renewable share of energy use.