Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Botswana or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 4.7% against 3.7% in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Venezuela?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Venezuela: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Botswana

3.7%

in 2024

Venezuela

4.7%

in 2024

Botswana rank

102nd

Venezuela rank

100th

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) over time

Botswana
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 4.7% against 3.7% in Botswana, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 102nd and Venezuela ranks 100th of 210 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.6%	5.5%	1.9%	Venezuela
2000s	1.7%	12.7%	11.0%	Venezuela
2010s	5.2%	15.8%	10.6%	Venezuela
2020s	3.0%	5.0%	2.0%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Botswana or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 4.7% against 3.7% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Botswana and Venezuela?: 1.0%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Venezuela?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Venezuela rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: Botswana ranks 102nd and Venezuela ranks 100th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Venezuela: Electricity production from oil sources. Statizoid, drawing on IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 25 October 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-production-from-oil-sources-percent-of-total/botswana/venezuela-rb/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-production-from-oil-sources-percent-of-total/botswana/venezuela-rb/">Botswana vs Venezuela: Electricity production from oil sources</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 8,123 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.