Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.198 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.198 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.752 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.198 people per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 45th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.735 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.752 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.73 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.669 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.647 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.625 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.603 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.581 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.555 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.566 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.48 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.468 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.44 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.379 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.358 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.326 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.317 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.299 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.282 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.263 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.241 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.24 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.198 people per person | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6463 people per person | 0.555 people per person | 0.752 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3887 people per person | 0.299 people per person | 0.48 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2448 people per person | 0.198 people per person | 0.282 people per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Botswana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Botswana was 0.198 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.752 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 people per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.