Botswana vs Nicaragua: Primary energy use
Botswana
24.73 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nicaragua
26.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Botswana rank
139th
Nicaragua rank
136th
Primary energy use over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 26.44 terawatt-hours against 24.73 terawatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 1.71 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Botswana ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 136th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.44 terawatt-hours | 8.99 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 10.68 terawatt-hours | 11.59 terawatt-hours | 0.9092 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 16.73 terawatt-hours | 18.27 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 21.5 terawatt-hours | 22.96 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 24.5 terawatt-hours | 25.3 terawatt-hours | 0.7959 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 26.44 terawatt-hours against 24.73 terawatt-hours in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 1.71 terawatt-hours, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for primary energy use?
- Botswana ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 136th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.