Austria vs Botswana: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Austria
1,318 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana
1,357 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Austria rank
95th
Botswana rank
94th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Austria
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,357 kilowatt-hours against 1,318 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 39 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 95th and Botswana ranks 94th of 209 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Botswana Difference Ahead
2000s 2,468 kilowatt-hours 533.01 kilowatt-hours 1,935 kilowatt-hours Austria
2010s 1,881 kilowatt-hours 845.57 kilowatt-hours 1,035 kilowatt-hours Austria
2020s 1,400 kilowatt-hours 1,130 kilowatt-hours 269.88 kilowatt-hours Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Austria or Botswana?
Botswana, at 1,357 kilowatt-hours against 1,318 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Austria and Botswana?
39 kilowatt-hours, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Botswana?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Austria and Botswana rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Austria ranks 95th and Botswana ranks 94th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.