Oman vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Oman
2.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Oman rank
31st
South Africa rank
34th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Oman
- South Africa
How they compare
Oman currently reports 2.64 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.47 terawatt-hours.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | -0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Oman |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | -0.1436 terawatt-hours | 0.1436 terawatt-hours | Oman |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.8403 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 2.5 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, Oman or South Africa?
- Oman, at 2.64 terawatt-hours against 2.17 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Oman and South Africa?
- 0.47 terawatt-hours, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Oman and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Oman ranks 31st 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.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.