Botswana vs Somalia: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Botswana
3.97 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Somalia
4.73 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Botswana rank
189th
Somalia rank
188th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Botswana
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.73 kilowatt-hours against 3.97 kilowatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 0.76 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Botswana ranks 189th and Somalia ranks 188th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
2010s 0.8637 kilowatt-hours 0.458 kilowatt-hours 0.4058 kilowatt-hours Botswana
2020s 4.1 kilowatt-hours 3.54 kilowatt-hours 0.5568 kilowatt-hours Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Botswana or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4.73 kilowatt-hours against 3.97 kilowatt-hours in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Botswana and Somalia?
0.76 kilowatt-hours, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Botswana ranks 189th and Somalia ranks 188th 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 renewables 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 renewables 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, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.