Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not) in Botswana
Botswana: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not) was 25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Botswana, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Botswana is 25, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Botswana peaked at 31 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2002.
That places Botswana 186th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1 | — |
| 2001 | 10.4 | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4 | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 16.4 | +156.2% |
| 2004 | 17.9 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 19.3 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 20.7 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 21.3 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.6 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.2 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 25.2 | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.9 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 26.5 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.8 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 31 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 29.1 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 27.9 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 26.2 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 25 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +156.2% | 6.4 | 16.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.23 | 6.4 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.17 | 25.2 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4 | 25 | 26.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Botswana?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Botswana was 25 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Botswana ranks 186th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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