Electricity production from coal sources in Botswana
Botswana: Electricity production from coal sources was 98.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from coal sources in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Botswana stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Botswana peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2011.
That places Botswana 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Electricity production from coal sources in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.1% | — |
| 1991 | 96.5% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 97.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.4% | 88.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 82.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.1% | 98.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Botswana?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Botswana was 98.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.