Renewable energy consumption in Botswana
Botswana: Renewable energy consumption was 28.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Botswana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 28.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Botswana peaked at 48.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2008.
That places Botswana 82nd out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 37.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 27.2% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.8% | 30.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Botswana?
- Renewable energy consumption in Botswana was 28.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Botswana ranks 82nd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption