Botswana vs North America: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Botswana
- North America
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 99.8% against 54.4% in North America, a difference of 45.4%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and North America ranks 12th of 210 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 63.1% | 36.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 65.2% | 34.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 60.1% | 39.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 54.9% | 44.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Botswana or North America?
- Botswana, at 99.8% against 54.4% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Botswana and North America?
- 45.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and North America rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Botswana ranks 10th and North America ranks 12th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.