Botswana's energy imports, net (% of energy use) was 25.31% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 12 percentage points from 37.31% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25.31% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 37.03% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 37.31% | 2014 |
| Highest | 51.3% | 2011 |
| Lowest | 16.76% | 2022 |
| Average since 2015 | 29.45% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 48.37% | 2010 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Botswana's energy imports, net (% of energy use) rose 2.4 percentage points on 2023 (from 22.91% to 25.31%).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was −1.96 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.15 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.74 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.7 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Botswana had the 76th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 25.31% | 2024 |
| World | 14.61% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | -28.13% | 2022 |
| Upper middle income | 11.27% | 2023 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking
- Uzbekistan — 72nd of 137: 27.65%
- Mexico — 73rd of 137: 27.44%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 74th of 137: 26.37%
- China — 76th of 137: 24.02%
- Ukraine — 77th of 137: 23.23%
- Kenya — 78th of 137: 22.39%
What this measures
Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 15 values
| Year | Energy imports, net (% of energy use) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.31 |
| 2023 | 22.91 |
| 2022 | 16.76 |
| 2021 | 25.49 |
| 2020 | 32.01 |
| 2019 | 37.03 |
| 2018 | 33.13 |
| 2017 | 29.86 |
| 2016 | 36.12 |
| 2015 | 35.85 |
| 2014 |
Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in nearby economies
- Angola — -335.46% (2024)
- Benin — 43.8% (2024)
- Cameroon — -26.45% (2024)
- Chad — -174.28% (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.07% (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — -370.83% (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 12.1% (2024)
- Equatorial Guinea — -319.62% (2024)
- Eswatini — 17.29% (2024)
- Ethiopia — 10.26% (2024)
- Gabon
More environment data for Botswana
- Rural population — 821,007 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 32.04% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.74 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 67.96% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 156 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 40 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 196 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.08% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.34% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 258,615 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's energy imports, net (% of energy use)?
- 25.31% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is down 23.07 percentage points from 48.37% in 2010. The highest value was 51.3% in 2011 and the lowest 16.76% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 76th highest of 137 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in energy imports, net (% of energy use) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2024, Botswana's energy imports, net (% of energy use) rose 2.4 percentage points on 2023 (from 22.91% to 25.31%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was −1.96 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.IMP.CONS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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