Botswana vs Cook Islands: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Botswana
1,357 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Cook Islands
1,455 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Botswana rank
94th
Cook Islands rank
93rd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Botswana
  • Cook Islands
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 1,455 kilowatt-hours against 1,357 kilowatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 98 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 94th and Cook Islands ranks 93rd of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Cook Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 533.01 kilowatt-hours 1,941 kilowatt-hours 1,408 kilowatt-hours Cook Islands
2010s 845.57 kilowatt-hours 1,745 kilowatt-hours 899.7 kilowatt-hours Cook Islands
2020s 1,130 kilowatt-hours 1,489 kilowatt-hours 359.12 kilowatt-hours Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Botswana or Cook Islands?
Cook Islands, at 1,455 kilowatt-hours against 1,357 kilowatt-hours in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Botswana and Cook Islands?
98 kilowatt-hours, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cook Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Cook Islands rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Botswana ranks 94th and Cook Islands ranks 93rd 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.