Electricity demand in Botswana
Botswana: Electricity demand was 4.67 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Botswana is 4.67 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Botswana peaked at 4.74 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.11 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 137th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 2.11 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 terawatt-hours | 4.15 terawatt-hours | 4.74 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Botswana
- Fuel imports 20.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 10.7% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.7% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Botswana?
- Electricity demand in Botswana was 4.67 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for electricity demand?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.