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Botswana: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,630,296 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.605 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 56.88 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 72.224 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 28.3 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.141 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.18 billion kWh (2021) #136
Consumption 3.35 billion kWh (2021) #130
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 1.84 billion kWh (2021) #62
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.01 billion kWh (2021) #168

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 21.85 thousand bbl/day (2021) #133
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 74 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 3,381,228 (2018 est.)
Highways 31,747 km (2017)
Internet Users 869,610 (2016 est.)
Railways 888 km (2014)
Telephones 142,481 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, north of South Africa
Total Area581,730 sq. km
Land Area566,730 sq. km
Water Area15,000 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatesemiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Terrainpredominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
Lowest Pointjunction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m
Highest Point Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020