Botswana vs India: Coal consumption per person
Botswana
4,048 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
India
4,378 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
30th
India rank
28th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Botswana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person in Botswana, a difference of 330 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 30th and India ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,141 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,847 kilowatt-hours per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3,715 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,062 kilowatt-hours per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,138 kilowatt-hours per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,944 kilowatt-hours per person | 331.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Botswana or India?
- India, at 4,378 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Botswana and India?
- 330 kilowatt-hours per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and India rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Botswana ranks 30th and India ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.