Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Botswana

Botswana: Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for was 0.4889 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4889
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
79th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.6619
in 1990
All-time low
0.4889
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Botswana, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.6621991: 0.6351992: 0.6331993: 0.631994: 0.6311995: 0.6291996: 0.6241997: 0.6181998: 0.6121999: 0.6052000: 0.5982001: 0.5892002: 0.5852003: 0.5792004: 0.582005: 0.5772006: 0.582007: 0.5682008: 0.5562009: 0.5472010: 0.5352011: 0.5242012: 0.5232013: 0.5212014: 0.5192015: 0.5162016: 0.5122017: 0.5092018: 0.5042019: 0.5022020: 0.4982021: 0.4942022: 0.4922023: 0.489

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.4889 for population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Botswana peaked at 0.6619 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4889, in 2023.

Botswana ranks 79th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions) in Botswana, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.6619
1991 0.635 -4.1%
1992 0.6327 -0.4%
1993 0.6303 -0.4%
1994 0.6308 +0.1%
1995 0.6293 -0.2%
1996 0.6238 -0.9%
1997 0.6178 -1.0%
1998 0.6122 -0.9%
1999 0.6053 -1.1%
2000 0.5979 -1.2%
2001 0.5892 -1.5%
2002 0.585 -0.7%
2003 0.579 -1.0%
2004 0.58 +0.2%
2005 0.5767 -0.6%
2006 0.5803 +0.6%
2007 0.5685 -2.0%
2008 0.556 -2.2%
2009 0.5474 -1.5%
2010 0.5349 -2.3%
2011 0.5245 -2.0%
2012 0.523 -0.3%
2013 0.5211 -0.4%
2014 0.5187 -0.5%
2015 0.516 -0.5%
2016 0.5117 -0.8%
2017 0.5094 -0.4%
2018 0.5044 -1.0%
2019 0.5015 -0.6%
2020 0.4982 -0.7%
2021 0.4945 -0.7%
2022 0.492 -0.5%
2023 0.4889 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6279 0.6053 0.6619 10
2000s 0.576 0.5474 0.5979 10
2010s 0.5165 0.5015 0.5349 10
2020s 0.4934 0.4889 0.4982 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 76 Mongolia 0.7468 compare
  2. 77 Eswatini 0.6256 compare
  3. 78 Solomon Islands 0.5574 compare
  4. 80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4581 compare
  5. 81 Chile 0.4501 compare
  6. 82 Comoros 0.4468 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Botswana?
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for in Botswana was 0.4889 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.6619 in 1990.
What is the lowest population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 in 2023.
How does Botswana rank for population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for?
Botswana ranks 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,678 data points, 1990–2023
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