Number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana

Botswana: Number without clean cooking fuel was 833,362 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
833,362
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 189 countries
All-time high
927,592
in 2000
All-time low
823,225
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2000201120232000: 927.6k2001: 916.1k2002: 903.8k2003: 895.0k2004: 887.3k2005: 881.3k2006: 879.1k2007: 863.9k2008: 859.9k2009: 848.0k2010: 847.8k2011: 833.6k2012: 832.9k2013: 830.6k2014: 825.4k2015: 828.4k2016: 824.6k2017: 827.4k2018: 825.4k2019: 823.2k2020: 825.7k2021: 826.1k2022: 829.6k2023: 833.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana stood at 833,362.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana peaked at 927,592 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 823,225, in 2019.

Botswana ranks 84th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 927,592 —
2001 916,056 -1.2%
2002 903,787 -1.3%
2003 894,971 -1.0%
2004 887,309 -0.9%
2005 881,301 -0.7%
2006 879,148 -0.2%
2007 863,863 -1.7%
2008 859,937 -0.5%
2009 848,027 -1.4%
2010 847,807 -0.0%
2011 833,561 -1.7%
2012 832,904 -0.1%
2013 830,585 -0.3%
2014 825,377 -0.6%
2015 828,431 +0.4%
2016 824,632 -0.5%
2017 827,363 +0.3%
2018 825,392 -0.2%
2019 823,225 -0.3%
2020 825,697 +0.3%
2021 826,096 +0.0%
2022 829,563 +0.4%
2023 833,362 +0.5%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 833,362 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 341,802, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 833,362 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 886,199 848,027 927,592 10
2010s 829,928 823,225 847,807 10
2020s 828,680 825,697 833,362 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 81 Lesotho 1.07 million compare
  2. 82 Djibouti 1.04 million compare
  3. 83 Ecuador 952,945 compare
  4. 85 Comoros 761,947 compare
  5. 86 Dominican Republic 736,532 compare
  6. 87 Solomon Islands 730,405 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Botswana was 833,362 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 927,592 in 2000.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 823,225 in 2019.
How does Botswana rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Botswana ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without clean cooking fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number without clean cooking fuel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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