Coal consumption, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Coal consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coal consumption, per capita in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for coal consumption, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2013.
Botswana ranks 29th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Coal consumption, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +61.3% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +53.6% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -42.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 19.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More energy & mining data for Botswana
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption, per capita in Botswana?
- Coal consumption, per capita in Botswana was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal consumption, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest coal consumption, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for coal consumption, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal consumption, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.