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Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Botswana

Botswana: Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) was 0.0094 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0094 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
113th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0111 barrels per capita per day
in 2015
All-time low
0.0019 barrels per capita per day
in 1984
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Botswana, 1980–2018

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.0121980199920181980: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.004 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.004 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.006 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.008 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.008 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.008 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.008 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.008 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.009 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.0094 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Botswana peaked at 0.0111 barrels per capita per day in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 barrels per capita per day, in 1984.

Botswana ranks 113th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) in Botswana, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0033 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0032 barrels per capita per day -3.5%
1982 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -35.6%
1983 0.002 barrels per capita per day -3.3%
1984 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -3.4%
1985 0.0034 barrels per capita per day +73.6%
1986 0.0032 barrels per capita per day -5.9%
1987 0.0036 barrels per capita per day +14.9%
1988 0.004 barrels per capita per day +8.6%
1989 0.0047 barrels per capita per day +17.9%
1990 0.0049 barrels per capita per day +5.1%
1991 0.0055 barrels per capita per day +12.4%
1992 0.0062 barrels per capita per day +11.9%
1993 0.0059 barrels per capita per day -4.9%
1994 0.0057 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1995 0.0056 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1996 0.0054 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1997 0.0061 barrels per capita per day +11.2%
1998 0.006 barrels per capita per day -1.0%
1999 0.0059 barrels per capita per day -2.1%
2000 0.0075 barrels per capita per day +28.5%
2001 0.0081 barrels per capita per day +7.9%
2002 0.0082 barrels per capita per day +1.0%
2003 0.0086 barrels per capita per day +5.0%
2004 0.008 barrels per capita per day -7.0%
2005 0.0082 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
2006 0.0086 barrels per capita per day +5.7%
2007 0.0091 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
2008 0.0099 barrels per capita per day +8.7%
2009 0.009 barrels per capita per day -9.0%
2010 0.0093 barrels per capita per day +3.2%
2011 0.0095 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
2012 0.0096 barrels per capita per day +0.8%
2013 0.0099 barrels per capita per day +3.9%
2014 0.0102 barrels per capita per day +2.5%
2015 0.0111 barrels per capita per day +8.5%
2016 0.0104 barrels per capita per day -6.4%
2017 0.0092 barrels per capita per day -11.3%
2018 0.0094 barrels per capita per day +2.4%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.0094 barrels per capita per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0115 barrels per capita per day, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.0094 barrels per capita per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 barrels per capita per day, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +73.6% 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0034 barrels per capita per day

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0031 barrels per capita per day 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0047 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0057 barrels per capita per day 0.0049 barrels per capita per day 0.0062 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0085 barrels per capita per day 0.0075 barrels per capita per day 0.0099 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0098 barrels per capita per day 0.0092 barrels per capita per day 0.0111 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 110 Algeria 0.0099 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 111 Tonga 0.0096 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 112 Syria 0.0095 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 114 Mongolia 0.009 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 115 Tunisia 0.0088 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 116 Gabon 0.0083 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Botswana?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Botswana was 0.0094 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0111 barrels per capita per day in 2015.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 barrels per capita per day in 1984.
How does Botswana rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Botswana ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.