Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana

Botswana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 66.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
120th
of 189 countries
All-time high
66.4%
in 2023
All-time low
44.7%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 44.7 % of population2001: 46.5 % of population2002: 48.2 % of population2003: 49.6 % of population2004: 50.9 % of population2005: 52.1 % of population2006: 53.1 % of population2007: 54.8 % of population2008: 55.9 % of population2009: 57.4 % of population2010: 58.3 % of population2011: 59.8 % of population2012: 60.5 % of population2013: 61.2 % of population2014: 62 % of population2015: 62.4 % of population2016: 63.1 % of population2017: 63.5 % of population2018: 64.1 % of population2019: 64.7 % of population2020: 65.1 % of population2021: 65.6 % of population2022: 66 % of population2023: 66.4 % of population

Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana is 66.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana peaked at 66.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2000.

Botswana ranks 120th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.3% 44.7% 57.4% 10
2010s 62.0% 58.3% 64.7% 10
2020s 65.8% 65.1% 66.4% 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 117 India 76.7% compare
  2. 118 Paraguay 71.3% compare
  3. 119 Sudan 70.5% compare
  4. 121 Marshall Islands 64.8% compare
  5. 122 Montenegro 61.4% compare
  6. 123 Nicaragua 59.6% compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More environment data for Botswana

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana was 66.4% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
How does Botswana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
Botswana ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.