Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Botswana
Botswana: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 95.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Botswana, 1991–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Botswana is 95.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Botswana peaked at 95.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1991.
That places Botswana 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.5 | — |
| 1992 | 18.35 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 20.99 | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 23.62 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 26.23 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 28.84 | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 31.43 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 34 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 36.55 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 39.2 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 37 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 44.2 | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 46.7 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 49.2 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 51.7 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 54.3 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 56.9 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 60.1 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 60.8 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.2 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 69.1 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.6 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 74.8 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 76.8 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 79.6 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 80.9 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 84 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 85.5 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 90.6 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 93.1 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 95.5 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.39 | 17.5 | 36.55 | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.01 | 37 | 60.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.95 | 68.2 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.07 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 165 Marshall Islands 96.1 compare
- 165 Yemen 96.1 compare
- 167 Afghanistan 95.9 compare
- 169 Cape Verde 95.3 compare
- 170 Côte d'Ivoire 95 compare
- 170 Ghana 95 compare
More climate change data for Botswana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1176 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Botswana?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Botswana was 95.5 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1991.
- How does Botswana rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Botswana ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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