Kazakhstan vs South Africa: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Kazakhstan
20.95 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
15.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kazakhstan
- South Africa
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 20.95 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa, a difference of 5.31 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 78 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 20.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 2 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 19.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0486 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 22.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 20.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Kazakhstan or South Africa?
- Kazakhstan, at 20.95 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Kazakhstan and South Africa?
- 5.31 kilowatt-hours per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and South Africa rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.