Net energy imports in Botswana

Net imports covered 25.3% of energy use in Botswana in 2024.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Botswana, 2024 25.3% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +2.4percentage points 2023: 22.9%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Botswana (2024).
Position in 2024 77th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Botswana over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period BotswanaWorld
2024 25.3% –
2023 22.9% 14.6%
2022 16.8% -0.7%
2021 25.5% -0.2%
2020 32.0% -1.2%
2019 37.0% -1.1%
2018 33.1% -1.3%
2017 29.9% -0.8%
2016 36.1% -1.2%
2015 35.8% -0.9%
2014 37.3% -0.6%
2013 43.8% -0.8%
2012 46.5% -0.8%
2011 51.3% -0.6%
2010 48.4% -0.1%
2009 – -0.3%
2008 – 0.4%
2007 – 0.7%
2006 – 0.6%
2005 – 0.0%
2004 – -0.6%
2003 – 0.1%
2002 – 0.0%
2001 – -0.6%
2000 – -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.4 percentage points from 22.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 37.3%, the figure has changed by −12.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 77th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2010 to 2024 for Botswana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency