Access to electricity (% of total population) in Botswana
Botswana: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 60.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Botswana, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Botswana stood at 60.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Botswana peaked at 60.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 175th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +67.1% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +3.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 60.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 61% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 60.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of total population) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +67.1% | 6.0% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 6.0% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 24.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 47.8% | 60.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 electricity in Botswana?
- Access to electricity in Botswana was 60.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for access to electricity?
- Botswana ranks 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.