Botswana vs Portugal: Energy intensity

Botswana
0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Portugal
0.764 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Botswana rank
113th
Portugal rank
111th

Energy intensity over time

  • Botswana
  • Portugal
0.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.764 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Botswana, a difference of 0.0188 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 1.58 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9904 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5908 kilowatt-hours per dollar Botswana
1990s 1.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0584 kilowatt-hours per dollar Botswana
2000s 0.9463 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.133 kilowatt-hours per dollar Portugal
2010s 0.7002 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9644 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2642 kilowatt-hours per dollar Portugal
2020s 0.6799 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8067 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1269 kilowatt-hours per dollar Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Botswana or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.764 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Botswana and Portugal?
0.0188 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Portugal rank globally for energy intensity?
Botswana ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 165 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. 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
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
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

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