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Botswana – Renewable Energy

Name: Botswana Renewable Energy
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption. Includes hydroelectric, solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass sources. · World Bank

27.40% −0.30% from 2020 G20 rank: 85th · all-time high: 49.80% (1994)

APA

Botswana Renewable Energy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/botswana/renewable-energy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_botswana_renewable-energy,
  title = {Botswana Renewable Energy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/botswana/renewable-energy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2022	no data yet
2023	no data yet
2024	no data yet
2025	no data yet
2026	soon
2027	projection soon
2021	27.40%	−0.30%	85th
2020	27.70%	+1.50%	85th
2019	26.20%	+0.60%	85th
2018	25.60%	−1.10%	86th
2017	26.70%	+0.00%	85th
2016	26.70%	+0.60%	88th
2015	26.10%	+0.30%	89th
2014	25.80%	−0.90%	91st
2013	26.70%	−1.10%	90th
2012	27.80%	−1.10%	88th
2011	28.90%	−1.00%	86th
2010	29.90%	+1.00%	83rd
2009	28.90%	+1.10%	85th
2008	27.80%	−1.20%	86th
2007	29.00%	−2.80%	84th
2006	31.80%	−1.20%	83rd
2005	33.00%	−1.30%	81st
2004	34.30%	−1.90%	78th
2003	36.20%	+0.10%	72nd
2002	36.10%	−1.40%	72nd
2001	37.50%	−1.00%	73rd
2000	38.50%	−3.10%	74th
1999	41.60%	+2.40%	72nd
1998	39.20%	−6.60%	72nd
1997	45.80%	−0.60%	68th
1996	46.40%	−2.50%	67th
1995	48.90%	−0.90%	67th
1994	49.80%	+2.50%	66th
1993	47.30%	+1.20%	66th
1992	46.10%	−3.40%	69th
1991	49.50%	+0.50%	64th
1990	49.00%	–	66th

Show all years (1990–2021)

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.1% GDP growth 3.2% C/A balance 1.5%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

In 2021, Botswana recorded 27.40% for renewable energy – 85th in the G20.