Botswana vs Latvia: Net electricity imports
Botswana
1.24 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Latvia
1.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana rank
47th
Latvia rank
45th
Net electricity imports over time
- Botswana
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.25 terawatt-hours against 1.24 terawatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Botswana ranks 47th and Latvia ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 0.405 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.767 terawatt-hours | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 0.136 terawatt-hours | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Botswana or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.25 terawatt-hours against 1.24 terawatt-hours in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Botswana and Latvia?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Botswana ranks 47th and Latvia ranks 45th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.