Botswana vs Nigeria: Share of electricity generation from solar
Botswana
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
163rd
Nigeria rank
162nd
Share of electricity generation from solar over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Botswana ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from solar, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from solar between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Botswana ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.