Botswana vs Italy: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Botswana
0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Italy
0.7703 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Botswana rank
111th
Italy rank
108th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Italy
0.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.7703 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Botswana, a difference of 0.0251 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 111th and Italy ranks 108th of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 1.58 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2979 kilowatt-hours per dollar Botswana
1990s 1.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0272 kilowatt-hours per dollar Botswana
2000s 0.9463 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0895 kilowatt-hours per dollar Italy
2010s 0.7002 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8618 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1616 kilowatt-hours per dollar Italy
2020s 0.6799 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.791 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1112 kilowatt-hours per dollar Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Botswana or Italy?
Italy, at 0.7703 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Italy?
0.0251 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Italy?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Italy rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Botswana ranks 111th and Italy ranks 108th of 163 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 Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.