Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana
Botswana: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 29.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana stood at 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 69th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 43.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 34.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 66 Philippines 36.0% compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.0% compare
- 67 Samoa 35.0% compare
- 70 Guyana 27.0% compare
- 70 Montenegro 27.0% compare
- 72 Paraguay 24.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,277 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 111,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Botswana was 29.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Botswana ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.