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
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana, 2000–2023
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.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0043 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 0.7255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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.
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About this data
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.