Renewable energy share in Botswana

Renewable sources provided 27.4% of final energy consumption in Botswana in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Botswana, 2021 27.4% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.3percentage points 2020: 27.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Botswana (2021).
Position in 2021 87th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Botswana over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period BotswanaWorld
2021 27.4% –
2020 27.7% 19.7%
2019 26.2% 18.6%
2018 25.6% 18.1%
2017 26.7% 17.9%
2016 26.7% 17.6%
2015 26.1% 17.4%
2014 25.8% 17.3%
2013 26.7% 17.2%
2012 27.8% 16.9%
2011 28.9% 16.7%
2010 29.9% 16.7%
2009 28.9% 17.1%
2008 27.8% 16.7%
2007 29.0% 16.5%
2006 31.8% 16.7%
2005 33.0% 16.6%
2004 34.3% 16.8%
2003 36.2% 17.1%
2002 36.1% 17.2%
2001 37.5% 17.2%
2000 38.5% 17.5%
1999 41.6% 17.9%
1998 39.2% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 27.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 28.9%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Botswana has the 87th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7