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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Botswana: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 57.5% (2024), 142nd of 188 in the world and 12th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 164.0 (2024), 21st of 210 in the world and 4th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 7.4 (2024), 128th of 208 in the world and 4th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users57.5%2024 · world 142/188 · region 12/46Mobile subscriptions164.02024 · world 21/210 · region 4/48Fixed broadband7.42024 · world 128/208 · region 4/48Fixed telephone3.32024 · world 141/213 · region 4/48
Internet users
BotswanaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Botswana57.5%Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
BotswanaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001502001995200020052010201520202025Botswana164.0Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Botswana in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population57.5%2024142/18812/462.9%6.0%51.7%+20.7 ppsince 201435.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people164.0202421/2104/4813.2116.2161.9+4.4%since 201490.4132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people7.42024128/2084/48·0.63.6+385%since 20141.133.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people3.32024141/2134/488.16.85.9−58%since 20140.411.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people4712024129/2155/48·4262+2,459%since 20149033,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population80.2%2024171/21510/4826.5%52.0%71.8%+20.2 ppsince 201455.1%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population45.9%2024179/21117/4712.1%25.2%26.2%+19.1 ppsince 201435.7%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population96.7%2024166/2138/4839.2%68.2%90.6%+19.9 ppsince 201482.9%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population71.0%2024124/1926/4845.0%57.0%67.0%+11.0 ppsince 201422.9%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,660 kWh202491/1493/321,209 kWh1,574 kWh1,472 kWh−8.0%since 2014380 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,347 kgoe202482/1503/321,076 kgoe1,140 kgoe1,109 kgoe+1.4%since 2014476 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output23.2%202414/1499/3217.6%85.4%26.0%+6.5 ppsince 201413.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Botswana and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Botswana. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBotswanaSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabweNamibia
Internet users57.5%202478.4%202417.1%202441.6%202464.9%2024
Mobile subscriptions164.02024179.32024108.7202494.2202485.22024
Fixed broadband7.420245.320240.820241.920242.82024
Fixed telephone3.320241.620240.320241.820242.62024
Secure servers471202416,65820248120249020244272024
Electricity access80.2%202490.2%202453.6%202462.0%202459.3%2024
Electricity access, rural45.9%202486.3%202431.3%202446.6%202441.1%2024
Electricity access, urban96.7%202492.4%202480.3%202485.1%202477.2%2024
Clean cooking71.0%202490.0%202410.0%202437.0%202446.0%2024
South Africa: digital & energy accessZambia: digital & energy accessZimbabwe: digital & energy accessNamibia: digital & energy access
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