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
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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.