Total electricity output in Botswana
Botswana: Total electricity output was 2,967 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Botswana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2,967 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 182.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Botswana peaked at 2,967 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 325 GWh, in 2011.
Botswana ranks 135th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 906 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 935 GWh | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,124 GWh | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 1,124 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,088 GWh | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,041 GWh | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 757 GWh | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 767 GWh | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,128 GWh | +47.1% |
| 1999 | 1,129 GWh | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,140 GWh | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,129 GWh | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,146 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,042 GWh | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 974 GWh | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1,052 GWh | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 983 GWh | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 828 GWh | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 697 GWh | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 1,031 GWh | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 450 GWh | -56.4% |
| 2011 | 325 GWh | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 703 GWh | +116.3% |
| 2013 | 1,907 GWh | +171.3% |
| 2014 | 2,363 GWh | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 2,967 GWh | +25.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2,967 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 23% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2,967 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +171.3% | 703 GWh | 1,907 GWh |
| 2012 | +116.3% | 325 GWh | 703 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 999.9 GWh | 757 GWh | 1,129 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,002 GWh | 697 GWh | 1,146 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,452 GWh | 325 GWh | 2,967 GWh | 6 |
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 total electricity output in Botswana?
- Total electricity output in Botswana was 2,967 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,967 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 325 GWh in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for total electricity output?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants