Botswana

In brief

Electricity from renewables: 0.3% (2021). World rank 198 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 54. Electricity from fossil fuels: 99.1% (2024). World rank 196 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 54. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 0.5% (2023). World rank 155 of 170; in Africa, 39 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 36.7% → 57.5%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 157 → 164, and home broadband per 100 people 1.5 → 7.4. Better than all its neighbours (Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe): home broadband per 100 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe): electricity from renewables and electricity from fossil fuels.