Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy use
Equatorial Guinea
-4.98 terawatt-hours
in 2024
South Africa
-4.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
194th
South Africa rank
191st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -4.34 terawatt-hours against -4.98 terawatt-hours in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.64 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and South Africa ranks 191st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 38.73 terawatt-hours | 38.7 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 19.23 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 20.41 terawatt-hours | 17.29 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.5288 terawatt-hours | 9.48 terawatt-hours | 10 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.8742 terawatt-hours | -16.25 terawatt-hours | 17.13 terawatt-hours | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Equatorial Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -4.34 terawatt-hours against -4.98 terawatt-hours in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.64 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and South Africa ranks 191st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.