Botswana vs South Africa: Share of electricity production by source

Botswana

98.3%

in 2024

South Africa

81.4%

in 2025

Botswana rank

1st

South Africa rank

3rd

Share of electricity production by source over time

Botswana currently reports 98.3% against 81.4% in South Africa, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Indicator: Share of electricity production by source
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 6,128 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.