Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Gabon is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 95th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 67.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1.24 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 7,956 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 560.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 4.63 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Gabon was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.