Botswana vs Norway: Share of electricity generation from solar

Botswana
0.3%
in 2024
Norway
0.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
163rd
Norway rank
161st

Share of electricity generation from solar over time

  • Botswana
  • Norway
00.10.20.30.40.5198520052025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Norway'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 Norway ahead.

Botswana ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 161st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Botswana
2020s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of electricity generation from solar, Botswana or Norway?
Norway, 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 Norway?
0.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Norway?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Norway rank globally for share of electricity generation from solar?
Botswana ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 161st 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

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from solar
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,480 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.