Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Botswana

Access to electricity in Botswana in 2024 — 80.2%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 215. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 70.1 pp.

2024 80.2% +4.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 171of 215
Period maximum 80.2%2024
Period minimum 9.4%1992

Trend over time

1991–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Botswana, 1991–202402550751001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 10.1%1992: 9.4%1993: 11.6%1994: 13.9%1995: 16.1%1996: 18.4%1997: 20.6%1998: 22.8%1999: 25.1%2000: 26.5%2001: 24.8%2002: 27%2003: 33.1%2004: 35.3%2005: 37.5%2006: 39.7%2007: 41.9%2008: 44.5%2009: 43.4%2010: 52%2011: 53.2%2012: 56%2013: 58%2014: 60%2015: 62.1%2016: 64.2%2017: 67.4%2018: 68.3%2019: 70.1%2020: 71.8%2021: 73.7%2022: 75.9%2023: 76%2024: 80.2%
Change over the period: +70.1 pp Annual average: 2.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 80.2%
World 91.9%
Southern Africa computed 87.6%
Access to electricity — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 80.2 +4.2 pp
2023 76 +0.1 pp
2022 75.9 +2.2 pp
2021 73.7 +1.9 pp
2020 71.8 +1.7 pp
2019 70.1 +1.8 pp
2018 68.3 +0.9 pp
2017 67.4 +3.2 pp
2016 64.2 +2.1 pp
2015 62.1 +2.1 pp
2014 60 +2 pp
2013 58 +2 pp
2012 56 +2.8 pp
2011 53.2 +1.2 pp
2010 52 +8.6 pp
2009 43.4 −1.1 pp
2008 44.5 +2.6 pp
2007 41.9 +2.2 pp
2006 39.7 +2.2 pp
2005 37.5 +2.2 pp
2004 35.3 +2.2 pp
2003 33.1 +6.1 pp
2002 27 +2.2 pp
2001 24.8 −1.7 pp
2000 26.5 +1.4 pp
1999 25.1 +2.2 pp
1998 22.8 +2.2 pp
1997 20.6 +2.2 pp
1996 18.4 +2.2 pp
1995 16.1 +2.2 pp
1994 13.9 +2.2 pp
1993 11.6 +2.2 pp
1992 9.4 −0.7 pp
1991 10.1

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.