Lithuania vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Lithuania
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Lithuania rank
37th
South Africa rank
34th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Lithuania
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.17 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Lithuania, a difference of 0.57 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.
Lithuania ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0022 terawatt-hours | 0.5338 terawatt-hours | 0.536 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | -0.1436 terawatt-hours | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.1075 terawatt-hours | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | 0.0772 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2935 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 0.7498 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Lithuania or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.17 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Lithuania and South Africa?
- 0.57 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Lithuania ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 80 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 renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.