Botswana vs Canada: Coal production per person
Botswana
6,382 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Canada
7,542 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
17th
Canada rank
14th
Coal production per person over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,382 kilowatt-hours per person in Botswana, a difference of 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 125 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 17th and Canada ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,385 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,385 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,591 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,591 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,453 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,075 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,075 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,113 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,113 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,946 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,946 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,596 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,596 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,852 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 2,723 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,031 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 3,705 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,528 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,823 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 3,216 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,604 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 5,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,860 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,848 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 5,986 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,552 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,567 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Botswana or Canada?
- Canada, at 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,382 kilowatt-hours per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Botswana and Canada?
- 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for coal production per person?
- Botswana ranks 17th and Canada ranks 14th 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 production 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.