Access to electricity in Botswana

Access to electricity in Botswana was 80.2% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 4.2 pts from 2023. That is the 170th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202480.2%
Change on 2023+4.2 pts
Rank170th of 214Countries ranked
Series high80.22024
Series low9.41992

Access to electricity in Botswana, 1991 to 2024

02040608010019911996200120062011201620241991: 10.1 %1992: 9.4 %1993: 11.6 %1994: 13.9 %1995: 16.1 %1996: 18.4 %1997: 20.6 %1998: 22.8 %1999: 25.1 %2000: 26.5 %2001: 24.8 %2002: 27 %2003: 33.1 %2004: 35.3 %2005: 37.5 %2006: 39.7 %2007: 41.9 %2008: 44.5 %2009: 43.4 %2010: 52 %2011: 53.2 %2012: 56 %2013: 58 %2014: 60 %2015: 62.1 %2016: 64.2 %2017: 67.4 %2018: 68.3 %2019: 70.1 %2020: 71.8 %2021: 73.7 %2022: 75.9 %2023: 76 %2024: 80.2 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 34 values
Period%
202480.2
202376
202275.9
202173.7
202071.8
201970.1
201868.3
201767.4
201664.2
201562.1
201460
201358
201256
201153.2
201052
200943.4
200844.5
200741.9
200639.7
200537.5
200435.3
200333.1
200227
200124.8
200026.5
199925.1
199822.8
199720.6
199618.4
199516.1
199413.9
199311.6
19929.4
199110.1

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Botswana?

Access to electricity in Botswana was 80.2% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 4.2 pts from 2023. That is the 170th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Botswana?

80.2% in 2024, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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