Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana
Botswana: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana stood at 71.0%. 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, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, 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.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 71.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 71.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 5.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 45.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 57.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 67.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 123 Paraguay 76.0% compare
- 124 Guyana 73.0% compare
- 124 Montenegro 73.0% compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.0% compare
- 127 Samoa 65.0% compare
- 129 Philippines 64.0% 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 share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana was 71.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels 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 World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.