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
02.0k4.0k6.0k196519952025

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

Indicator
Coal consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,459 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.