Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana
Botswana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana peaked at 71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 126th of 194 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.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 | — |
| 2001 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 71 | +1.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13, 5.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9 | 45 | 57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4 | 57 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69 | 67 | 71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 123 Paraguay 76 compare
- 124 Guyana 73 compare
- 124 Montenegro 73 compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65 compare
- 127 Samoa 65 compare
- 129 Philippines 64 compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana was 71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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