Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Energy use

Botswana
1,250 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
1,271 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
89th
Equatorial Guinea rank
88th

Energy use over time

  • Botswana
  • Equatorial Guinea
05001.0k1.5k199020062023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1,271 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 1,250 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Botswana, a difference of 21 kg of oil equivalent per capita.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 89th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 980.14 kg of oil equivalent per capita 268.98 kg of oil equivalent per capita 711.16 kg of oil equivalent per capita Botswana
2000s 1,089 kg of oil equivalent per capita 1,049 kg of oil equivalent per capita 39.69 kg of oil equivalent per capita Botswana
2010s 1,230 kg of oil equivalent per capita 1,461 kg of oil equivalent per capita 230.98 kg of oil equivalent per capita Equatorial Guinea
2020s 1,201 kg of oil equivalent per capita 1,240 kg of oil equivalent per capita 39.05 kg of oil equivalent per capita Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use, Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 1,271 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 1,250 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
21 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for energy use?
Botswana ranks 89th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Unit
kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 6,690 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.