Botswana vs Mauritius: Coal consumption per person

Botswana
4,048 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Mauritius
4,406 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
30th
Mauritius rank
27th

Coal consumption per person over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritius
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020022024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 4,406 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person in Botswana, a difference of 358 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 30th and Mauritius ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritius Difference Ahead
1980s 2,988 kilowatt-hours per person 194.89 kilowatt-hours per person 2,793 kilowatt-hours per person Botswana
1990s 3,715 kilowatt-hours per person 429.67 kilowatt-hours per person 3,286 kilowatt-hours per person Botswana
2000s 3,248 kilowatt-hours per person 2,472 kilowatt-hours per person 776.95 kilowatt-hours per person Botswana
2010s 3,260 kilowatt-hours per person 4,042 kilowatt-hours per person 781.78 kilowatt-hours per person Mauritius
2020s 4,275 kilowatt-hours per person 3,919 kilowatt-hours per person 355.38 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 Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 4,406 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Botswana and Mauritius?
358 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for coal consumption per person?
Botswana ranks 30th and Mauritius ranks 27th 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.