Russia vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
Russia
8.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
7.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
6th
South Africa rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8.82 terawatt-hours against 7.68 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 1.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.05 terawatt-hours | 4.38 terawatt-hours | 23.66 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | -4.38 terawatt-hours | 0.5267 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 12.64 terawatt-hours | -0.0094 terawatt-hours | 12.65 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 0.4481 terawatt-hours | 13.31 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 4.87 terawatt-hours | -1.79 terawatt-hours | 6.66 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 8.82 terawatt-hours against 7.68 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between Russia and South Africa?
- 1.14 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Russia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from nuclear. 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.