Botswana vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from coal
Botswana
3.37 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
3.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana rank
44th
Puerto Rico rank
45th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Botswana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.37 terawatt-hours against 3.35 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 44th and Puerto Rico ranks 45th of 207 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.944 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Botswana or Puerto Rico?
- Botswana, at 3.37 terawatt-hours against 3.35 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Botswana and Puerto Rico?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Botswana ranks 44th and Puerto Rico ranks 45th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.