Central African oil-output decline.
prob 0.34
severity 2.6 / 5 · revision 2026-05-05monitoring · 7 Central African economies · oil revenue$ shortage country get GAB > stress_index: 0.40 STABLE > 1 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $88.52/b ● TTF €61.42/MWh ▲ OPEC_ORB $108.8/b ● SPR_US 304.8 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.3 ▼
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Gabon is an oil exporter whose economy rests heavily on crude, though output from maturing fields has long declined. Densely forested, it earns from timber and manganese. With little agriculture it imports most of its food. A 2023 coup ended decades of one-family rule.
Gabon is exceptionally water-rich, densely forested with very high rainfall.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude · production for exportGabon exports crude, but output from maturing fields has long declined. | declining | 30days | WATCH |
| Electricity · hydro and gasHydropower and gas plants comfortably supply a small population. | balanced | — | STABLE |
| Grain · commercial stocksWith little agriculture, Gabon imports most of its cereals. | limited | 45days | WATCH |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/GAB | jq '.stress' > 0.40