People without electricity country, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.198 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Botswana, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Botswana is 0.198 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 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, people without electricity country, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.906 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.198 units 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 34 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.899 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.906 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8836 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8612 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8387 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8164 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.794 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7717 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7495 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.735 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.752 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.73 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.669 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.647 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.625 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.603 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.581 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.555 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.566 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.48 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.468 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.44 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.379 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.358 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.326 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.317 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.299 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.282 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.263 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.241 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.24 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.198 units per person | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8356 units per person | 0.7495 units per person | 0.906 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6463 units per person | 0.555 units per person | 0.752 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3887 units per person | 0.299 units per person | 0.48 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2448 units per person | 0.198 units per person | 0.282 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 20.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Botswana?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Botswana was 0.198 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.906 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 units per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.