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South Africa

3547 records · 126 indicators · 1990–2025

3,547
Data Records
126
Indicators
1990–2025
Time Range
ZAF
ISO Code

Latest Indicator Values

2023
Electricity Consumption (per capita)
3.2k
kWh/capita
2023
Energy Use (per capita)
1.9k
kg oil eq./capita
2023
Electricity Access
87.7%
%
2021
Renewable Energy
9.7%
%
2021
Renewable Output
6.5%
%
2023
Coal Electricity
81.6%
%
2023
Hydroelectric
2.9%
%
2023
GDP/Energy
7.8
PPP $/kg oil eq.
2023
Nuclear Generation
8.1
TWh
2023
Nuclear Share
3.5%
%
2023
Coal Production
188.7
Mt
2023
Coal Consumption
82.2
Mtoe
2022
Energy Intensity
6.7
MJ/$ GDP
2023
Primary Energy
1.4k
TWh
2023
Fossil Fuel Consumption
1.3k
TWh
2016
Gas Production
1.0
bcm
2016
Oil Production
5.0
k barrels/day
2023
CO2 Emissions (per capita)
6.9
metric tons/capita
2023
Methane Emissions
81.1
MtCO2eq
2023
GHG Emissions
507.3
MtCO2eq
2023
Fossil Subsidies
4.3
billion $
2024
Energy Use Per Capita (kWh)
21.3k
kWh/capita
2024
Carbon Intensity
9.8
tCO2/EJ
2024
Electricity Generation
235.8
TWh
2024
Gas Consumption
4.8
bcm
2024
Oil Consumption
466.6
k barrels/day
2024
Refinery Capacity
215.0
k barrels/day
2024
Energy Per Capita (GJ)
75.3
GJ/person
2024
Cobalt Production
0.6
kt
2024
Solar Generation
6.6
TWh
2024
Wind Generation
11.1
TWh
2024
Carbon Intensity (MJ)
99.4
tCO2eq/MJ
2024
Economic Carbon Intensity
0.6
kgCO2eq/$ GDP
2024
Petroleum Consumption
612.1
k barrels/day
2024
Petroleum Production
92.0
k barrels/day
2024
Crude Oil Production
0.5
k barrels/day
2024
Motor Gasoline
149.9
k barrels/day
2024
Jet Fuel
33.2
k barrels/day
2024
Distillate Fuel
271.8
k barrels/day
2024
LPG
5.0
k barrels/day
2024
Gas Production (BCF)
2.0
billion cubic feet
2024
Gas Consumption (BCF)
137.8
billion cubic feet
2024
Gas Imports
135.7
billion cubic feet
2024
Gas Exports
0.0
billion cubic feet
2024
Coal Production (TST)
261.7k
thousand short tons
2024
Coal Consumption (TST)
184.3k
thousand short tons
2024
Coal Imports
1.6k
thousand short tons
2024
Coal Exports
77.9k
thousand short tons
2023
Coal Reserves
10.9k
million short tons
2024
Elec. Generation (EIA)
242.8
billion kWh
2024
Elec. Consumption (EIA)
216.8
billion kWh
2024
Elec. Capacity
63.4
GW
2024
Elec. Imports
10.7
billion kWh
2024
Elec. Exports
12.0
billion kWh
2024
Elec. Losses
24.6
billion kWh
2024
Nuclear Capacity
1.9
GW
2024
Nuclear Generation (EIA)
7.8
billion kWh
2024
Fossil Capacity
47.7
GW
2024
Fossil Generation
204.3
billion kWh
2024
Renewable Capacity
11.1
GW
2024
Renewable Generation (EIA)
32.0
billion kWh
2024
Hydro Capacity
0.8
GW
2024
Hydro Generation
2.9
billion kWh
2024
Solar Capacity (EIA)
6.7
GW
2024
Solar Generation (EIA)
16.1
billion kWh
2024
Wind Capacity (EIA)
3.4
GW
2024
Wind Generation (EIA)
12.6
billion kWh
2024
Geothermal Capacity
0.0
GW
2024
Geothermal Generation
0.0
billion kWh
2024
Biomass Capacity
0.3
GW
2024
Biomass Generation
0.4
billion kWh
2023
Primary Energy Production
137.7
Mtoe
2023
Primary Energy Consumption (EIA)
137.3
Mtoe
2023
CO2 from Coal
365.3
million metric tonnes CO2
2023
CO2 from Petroleum
73.9
million metric tonnes CO2
2023
Energy Per Capita (Btu)
86.2
million Btu/person
2023
Energy Intensity (Btu/USD)
6.9
thousand Btu/USD PPP
2023
Elec. from Oil
3.5%
%
2023
Elec. from Fossil
85.1%
%
2021
Elec. Renew. (excl. Hydro)
3.7%
%
2021
Renew. excl. Hydro (kWh)
8984630.0k
kWh/capita
2023
T&D Losses
10.2%
%
2023
Net Energy Imports
-12.5%
%
2023
Fossil Fuel Share
0.0%
%
2023
Renewables & Waste
3.7%
%
2023
Alt. & Nuclear Energy
3.6%
%
2021
Energy Intensity (MJ/GDP)
6.6
MJ/$ GDP
2023
Elec. from Nuclear
3.7%
%
2021
Final Energy (PJ)
2.4k
PJ
2022
Renew. Capacity/Capita
175.0
watts/capita
2024
Crude oil closing stocks — JODI (thousand barrels)
8.5k
KBBL
2024
Crude oil production — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
0.0
k barrels/day
2024
Refinery crude intake — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
182.9
k barrels/day
2023
Crude oil exports — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
0.0
k barrels/day
2024
Crude oil imports — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
177.2
k barrels/day
2024
Diesel demand — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
172.6
k barrels/day
2024
Gasoline demand — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
174.3
k barrels/day
2024
Kerosene demand — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
10.2
k barrels/day
2024
LPG demand — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
5.6
k barrels/day
2024
Fuel oil demand — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
22.9
k barrels/day
2024
Oil products closing stocks — JODI (thousand barrels)
7.3k
KBBL
2024
Refinery output — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
233.9
k barrels/day
2024
Total oil products demand — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
385.8
k barrels/day
2024
Oil products exports — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
10.1
k barrels/day
2024
Oil products imports — JODI (thousand barrels/day)
127.7
k barrels/day
2025
Bioenergy Share
0.2%
%
2025
Coal Share
81.4%
%
2025
Gas Share
0.0%
%
2025
Hydro Share
0.8%
%
2025
Nuclear Share
4.2%
%
2025
Other Fossil Share
0.8%
%
2025
Solar Share
8.0%
%
2025
Wind Share
4.7%
%
2025
GHG Emissions (Total)
654.9
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG Per Capita
11.0
t CO2e/person
2025
Global GHG Share
0.9%
%
2025
GHG from Power
235.8
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Transport
102.0
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Manufacturing
43.3
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Buildings
29.0
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Agriculture
39.6
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Fossil Ops
113.9
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Waste
22.8
Mt CO2e
2025
GHG from Land Use
42.8
Mt CO2e
2023
Effective carbon rate (€/tCO2)
17.6
€/tCO2
2023
Net effective carbon rate (€/tCO2)
17.6
€/tCO2

Charts

South Africa total electricity generation twh chart
South Africa solar electricity generation twh chart
South Africa wind electricity generation twh chart
South Africa nuclear electricity generation twh chart
South Africa primary energy consumption twh chart
South Africa fossil fuel consumption twh chart
South Africa coal consumption mtoe chart
South Africa natural gas consumption bcm chart
South Africa oil consumption thousand barrels day chart
South Africa oil production thousand barrels day chart
South Africa coal production million tonnes chart
South Africa natural gas production bcm chart
South Africa cobalt production kt chart
South Africa refinery capacity thousand barrels day chart
South Africa co2 emissions metric tons per capita chart
South Africa total greenhouse gas emissions mt co2eq chart
South Africa methane emissions mtco2eq chart
South Africa carbon intensity of energy tco2 ej chart
South Africa carbon intensity tco2eq mj chart
South Africa economic carbon intensity kgco2eq gdp chart
South Africa electric power consumption kwh per capita chart
South Africa energy use kg oil equivalent per capita chart
South Africa primary energy consumption per capita kwh person chart
South Africa energy consumption per capita gj person chart
South Africa access to electricity population chart
South Africa energy intensity mj per usd gdp chart
South Africa gdp per unit of energy use ppp kg oil eq chart
South Africa fossil fuel subsidies billion usd chart
South Africa renewable energy consumption total chart
South Africa renewable electricity output total chart
South Africa electricity from coal total chart
South Africa electricity from hydroelectric total chart
South Africa nuclear share of electricity chart

Trends Over Time

Electricity Consumption (per capita)kWh/capita
4.7k4.4k4.1k3.8k3.5k3.2k199019952000200520102015202020231990: 3828.28 kWh/capita1991: 3735.23 kWh/capita1992: 3641.92 kWh/capita1993: 3682.87 kWh/capita1994: 3750.42 kWh/capita1995: 3867.67 kWh/capita1996: 4405.38 kWh/capita1997: 4535.79 kWh/capita1998: 4353.59 kWh/capita1999: 4242.13 kWh/capita2000: 4367.07 kWh/capita2001: 4121.64 kWh/capita2002: 4352.59 kWh/capita2003: 4392.32 kWh/capita2004: 4430.65 kWh/capita2005: 4486.14 kWh/capita2006: 4579.44 kWh/capita2007: 4716.42 kWh/capita2008: 4543.32 kWh/capita2009: 4321.02 kWh/capita2010: 4444.78 kWh/capita2011: 4480.90 kWh/capita2012: 4288.92 kWh/capita2013: 4207.92 kWh/capita2014: 4118.71 kWh/capita2015: 4023.20 kWh/capita2016: 3935.66 kWh/capita2017: 3939.82 kWh/capita2018: 3906.32 kWh/capita2019: 3768.65 kWh/capita2020: 3477.82 kWh/capita2021: 3518.45 kWh/capita2022: 3404.62 kWh/capita2023: 3247.15 kWh/capita

Dataset

IndicatorYearValueUnitSource
Electricity Access202387.7%%World Bank
Electricity Access202286.5%%World Bank
Electricity Access202189.3%%World Bank
Electricity Access202090.0%%World Bank
Electricity Access201985.0%%World Bank
Electricity Access201884.7%%World Bank
Electricity Access201784.4%%World Bank
Electricity Access201683.9%%World Bank
Electricity Access201585.3%%World Bank
Electricity Access201485.9%%World Bank
Electricity Access201385.2%%World Bank
Electricity Access201285.2%%World Bank
Electricity Access201183.6%%World Bank
Electricity Access201082.8%%World Bank
Electricity Access200982.6%%World Bank
Electricity Access200881.9%%World Bank
Electricity Access200782.0%%World Bank
Electricity Access200680.7%%World Bank
Electricity Access200580.8%%World Bank
Electricity Access200480.6%%World Bank
Electricity Access200378.8%%World Bank
Electricity Access200276.7%%World Bank
Electricity Access200170.2%%World Bank
Electricity Access200072.4%%World Bank
Electricity Access199971.3%%World Bank
Electricity Access199864.9%%World Bank
Electricity Access199769.5%%World Bank
Electricity Access199657.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20233.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20224.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20214.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20203.4%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20193.7%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20183.4%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20173.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20163.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20153.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20142.9%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20133.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20122.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20112.8%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20102.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20092.5%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20082.5%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20072.3%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20062.4%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20052.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20043.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20033.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20023.4%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20012.9%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy20003.3%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19993.1%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19983.3%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19973.1%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19962.9%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19952.9%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19942.6%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19932.0%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19922.8%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19912.7%%World Bank
Alt. & Nuclear Energy19902.5%%World Bank
Biomass Capacity20240.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20230.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20220.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20210.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20200.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20190.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20180.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20170.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20160.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20150.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20140.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20130.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20120.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20110.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20100.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20090.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20080.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20070.3GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20060.2GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20050.2GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20040.2GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20030.2GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20020.2GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20010.2GWEIA
Biomass Capacity20000.2GWEIA
Biomass Generation20240.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20230.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20220.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20210.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20200.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20190.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20180.4billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20170.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20160.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20150.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20140.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20130.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20120.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20110.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20100.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20090.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20080.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20070.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20060.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20050.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20040.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20030.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20020.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20010.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation20000.3billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19990.2billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19980.2billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19970.1billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19960.1billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19950.0billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19940.0billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19930.0billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19920.0billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19910.0billion kWhEIA
Biomass Generation19900.0billion kWhEIA
Carbon Intensity (MJ)202499.4tCO2eq/MJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity (MJ)201796.6tCO2eq/MJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity (MJ)201297.3tCO2eq/MJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity (MJ)200897.6tCO2eq/MJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity (MJ)199095.1tCO2eq/MJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20249.8tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity202311.0tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20227.6tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20217.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20207.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20197.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20187.8tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20177.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20167.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20157.7tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20147.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20137.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20127.3tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20117.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20107.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20097.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20087.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20077.6tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20067.7tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20057.7tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20047.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20037.6tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20027.8tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20017.5tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity20007.8tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19997.8tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19988.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19978.1tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19967.9tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19958.0tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19947.9tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19937.9tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19927.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19917.5tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
Carbon Intensity19907.4tCO2/EJEnergy Institute
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20236.9metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20226.9metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20217.1metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20207.2metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20197.9metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20187.7metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20177.6metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20168.0metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20158.1metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20148.7metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20138.3metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20128.6metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20118.9metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20108.9metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20099.2metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20089.7metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20079.2metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20068.9metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20058.4metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20049.2metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20038.3metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20027.4metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20017.8metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)20008.0metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19998.0metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19988.2metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19978.4metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19968.1metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19958.1metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19947.7metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19937.4metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19927.1metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19917.8metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 Emissions (per capita)19907.7metric tons/capitaGlobal Carbon Project
CO2 from Coal2023365.3million metric tonnes CO2EIA
CO2 from Coal2022363.4million metric tonnes CO2EIA
CO2 from Coal2021352.0million metric tonnes CO2EIA
CO2 from Coal2020383.8million metric tonnes CO2EIA
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