Africa · #134 · release 26.08-c2

Data centers in Botswana

Datacenter Atlas tracks 1 facilities in Botswana, 1 data centers and 0 network points of presence: 0% of the global inventory and #134 worldwide by facility count.

Facilities
1
1 data centers · 0 network points of presence
Operating IT load (disclosed)
–
none disclosed: few operators publish it
Avg. disclosed PUE
–
none disclosed: few operators publish it
Networks present
1
1 site hosts an internet exchange

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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →

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Largest hubs

  1. Gaborone1

A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.

Top operators

  1. Botswana Fibre Networks1

All 1 facilities

Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load, PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.

FacilityOperatorCityNetworksRecord quality
Digital Delta IX - BOFINETBotswana Fibre NetworksGaborone1B
Rows 1–1 of 1

⚡ Electricity context

Electricity demand
4.7 TWh (2024)
Grid carbon intensity
851 gCO₂/kWh
Renewables share
0.3 %
Low-carbon share
0.3 %

Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method

Water & climate exposure

Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
5
Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
0.52
Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
2,640 h/yr (30 %)
Median cooling degree days
1,680

Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method

Documented local conflicts & agreements

No documented case yet. Know one? Send it with a source.

Announced large projects

No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.

Questions

How many data centers are there in Botswana?

Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 1 facilities in Botswana: 1 data centers, 0 network points of presence and 0 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.

Which companies operate data centers in Botswana?

The operators with the most tracked facilities in Botswana are Botswana Fibre Networks.

Where are data centers concentrated in Botswana?

The largest hubs by facility count are Gaborone (1).

Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Botswana, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/botswana · ODbL / CC BY 4.0