Botswana - Electricity Access 2020
71.80%
+1.70pp from 2019
Botswana's electricity access was 71.80% in 2020, increased +1.70pp from 70.10% in 2019. This was the 170th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aruba | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Albania | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Andorra | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Argentina | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Armenia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Australia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 9th | Austria | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Azerbaijan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 11th | Belgium | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Bahrain | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 13th | Bahamas, The | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 15th | Belarus | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Barbados | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 18th | Brunei Darussalam | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 19th | Bhutan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 20th | Canada | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 21st | Switzerland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Channel Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Chile | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 24th | China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 25th | Curaçao | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 26th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 28th | Czechia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 29th | Germany | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 30th | Dominica | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 31st | Denmark | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Dominican Republic | 100.00% | 1.0% |
| 33rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 34th | Spain | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 35th | Estonia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Finland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 37th | France | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 38th | Faroe Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 39th | United Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 40th | Georgia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 41st | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Greece | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Greenland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 44th | Guam | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 45th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 46th | Croatia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 47th | Hungary | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 48th | Isle of Man | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 49th | Ireland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 50th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 51st | Iraq | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Iceland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Israel | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 54th | Italy | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 55th | Japan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 56th | Kazakhstan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 57th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 58th | Korea | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 59th | Kuwait | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 60th | Lebanon | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 61st | St. Lucia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Liechtenstein | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Sri Lanka | 100.00% | 0.2% |
| 64th | Lithuania | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 66th | Latvia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 67th | Macao SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 68th | St. Martin (French part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 69th | Morocco | 100.00% | 0.4% |
| 70th | Monaco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 71st | Moldova | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 72nd | Maldives | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 73rd | North Macedonia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 74th | Malta | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 75th | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 76th | Malaysia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 77th | New Caledonia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 78th | Netherlands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 79th | Norway | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 80th | Nauru | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 81st | New Zealand | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Oman | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Palau | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 84th | Poland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 85th | Puerto Rico (US) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 86th | Portugal | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 87th | West Bank and Gaza | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 88th | French Polynesia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 89th | Qatar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 90th | Romania | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 91st | Saudi Arabia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Singapore | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 93rd | San Marino | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 94th | Serbia | 100.00% | 0.2% |
| 95th | Slovak Republic | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 96th | Slovenia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 97th | Sweden | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 98th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 100th | Thailand | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 101st | Turkmenistan | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Türkiye | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 104th | Ukraine | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 105th | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 106th | United States | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 107th | Uzbekistan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 108th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 109th | British Virgin Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 110th | Virgin Islands (US) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 111th | Samoa | 100.00% | 0.8% |
| 112th | European Union | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 113th | Costa Rica | 99.90% | 0.2% |
| 114th | Cuba | 99.90% | 0.1% |
| 115th | Jordan | 99.90% | 0.0% |
| 116th | Kyrgyz Republic | 99.90% | 0.0% |
| 117th | Montenegro | 99.90% | -0.1% |
| 118th | Russian Federation | 99.90% | 0.1% |
| 119th | Tonga | 99.90% | 1.5% |
| 120th | Tunisia | 99.90% | -0.1% |
| 121st | Viet Nam | 99.80% | 0.4% |
| 122nd | Bulgaria | 99.70% | 0.5% |
| 123rd | Brazil | 99.70% | -0.1% |
| 124th | Colombia | 99.70% | 0.3% |
| 125th | Algeria | 99.70% | 0.2% |
| 126th | Jamaica | 99.70% | 0.8% |
| 127th | Paraguay | 99.70% | 0.0% |
| 128th | El Salvador | 99.70% | 2.4% |
| 129th | Mongolia | 99.50% | 0.6% |
| 130th | Mauritius | 99.50% | -0.5% |
| 131st | Tajikistan | 99.50% | 0.1% |
| 132nd | Mexico | 99.40% | -0.2% |
| 133rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.40% | -0.6% |
| 134th | Tuvalu | 99.40% | -0.3% |
| 135th | Lao PDR | 99.30% | 0.9% |
| 136th | Ecuador | 98.90% | -0.2% |
| 137th | Suriname | 98.40% | 0.5% |
| 138th | Marshall Islands | 98.30% | 1.5% |
| 139th | Afghanistan | 97.70% | 0.0% |
| 140th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.20% | 2.2% |
| 141st | Fiji | 97.10% | 1.0% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | 97.00% | -1.9% |
| 143rd | Belize | 96.80% | 4.4% |
| 144th | Guatemala | 96.60% | 1.3% |
| 145th | India | 96.50% | 0.6% |
| 146th | Philippines | 96.40% | 1.2% |
| 147th | Bangladesh | 96.20% | 4.3% |
| 148th | Peru | 96.20% | 0.6% |
| 149th | Timor-Leste | 96.00% | 6.0% |
| 150th | Panama | 95.30% | 1.5% |
| 151st | Pakistan | 94.50% | 0.6% |
| 152nd | Cabo Verde | 93.70% | 2.5% |
| 153rd | Grenada | 93.40% | 0.4% |
| 154th | Honduras | 93.10% | 2.2% |
| 155th | Guyana | 92.30% | 0.8% |
| 156th | Gabon | 91.10% | 0.9% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 91.00% | 1.9% |
| 158th | South Africa | 90.00% | 5.9% |
| 159th | Nepal | 89.90% | 0.0% |
| 160th | Syrian Arab Republic | 89.00% | -0.2% |
| 161st | Cambodia | 86.40% | 2.9% |
| 162nd | Nicaragua | 86.00% | 0.4% |
| 163rd | Comoros | 85.60% | 2.8% |
| 164th | Ghana | 85.40% | 2.3% |
| 165th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 81.90% | 2.2% |
| 166th | Eswatini | 80.00% | 3.9% |
| 167th | São Tomé and Principe | 76.80% | 2.3% |
| 168th | Yemen, Republic of | 73.90% | 1.5% |
| 169th | Solomon Islands | 72.90% | 5.0% |
| 170th | Botswana | 71.80% | 2.4% |
| 171st | Kenya | 71.50% | 2.6% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 70.40% | 3.1% |
| 173rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 69.90% | 1.9% |
| 174th | Libya | 69.40% | 1.3% |
| 175th | Vanuatu | 67.30% | 4.3% |
| 176th | Equatorial Guinea | 66.70% | 0.2% |
| 177th | Djibouti | 64.50% | -0.3% |
| 178th | Cameroon | 64.30% | 1.7% |
| 179th | Senegal | 64.30% | -8.7% |
| 180th | Gambia, The | 62.20% | 0.2% |
| 181st | Sudan | 59.70% | 3.6% |
| 182nd | Nigeria | 55.40% | 0.0% |
| 183rd | Togo | 54.10% | 3.0% |
| 184th | Zimbabwe | 52.70% | 12.8% |
| 185th | Namibia | 52.30% | -1.9% |
| 186th | Eritrea | 51.40% | 2.2% |
| 187th | Mali | 50.60% | 5.6% |
| 188th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 50.50% | 4.3% |
| 189th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 49.90% | 1.4% |
| 190th | Congo, Republic of | 48.70% | 2.1% |
| 191st | Lesotho | 47.50% | 6.5% |
| 192nd | Angola | 47.00% | 3.1% |
| 193rd | Haiti | 46.30% | 2.0% |
| 194th | Mauritania | 45.40% | 1.1% |
| 195th | Rwanda | 45.20% | -3.0% |
| 196th | Guinea | 44.70% | 5.9% |
| 197th | Zambia | 44.60% | 3.7% |
| 198th | Uganda | 42.10% | 1.9% |
| 199th | Benin | 41.00% | 2.5% |
| 200th | Tanzania | 39.90% | 5.8% |
| 201st | Guinea-Bissau | 33.40% | 8.1% |
| 202nd | Madagascar | 32.00% | 3.2% |
| 203rd | Mozambique | 30.60% | 3.0% |
| 204th | Liberia | 27.60% | 19.5% |
| 205th | Sierra Leone | 26.30% | 15.9% |
| 206th | Papua New Guinea | 20.50% | -13.1% |
| 207th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 20.10% | 5.2% |
| 208th | Niger | 18.70% | 1.1% |
| 209th | Burkina Faso | 18.50% | 5.1% |
| 210th | Central African Republic | 15.40% | 7.7% |
| 211th | Malawi | 11.50% | 2.7% |
| 212th | Chad | 10.90% | 29.8% |
| 213th | Burundi | 9.10% | -7.1% |
| 214th | South Sudan | 7.30% | 7.4% |
FAQ
What was Botswana's electricity access in 2020?▾
Botswana's electricity access in 2020 was 71.80%. This ranked 170th globally.
How did Botswana's electricity access change in 2020?▾
Botswana's electricity access increased by 2.4% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest electricity access in 2020?▾
Aruba had the highest electricity access in 2020 at 100.00%.
What is the electricity access of Botswana in 2020?▾
The electricity access of Botswana in 2020 was 71.80%. This ranked 170th globally.
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Botswana's electricity access?▾
Botswana's electricity access went from 70.10% in 2019 to 71.80% in 2020, a 2.4% increase.
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