South Africa vs USSR: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
South Africa
15.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
South Africa rank
4th
USSR rank
8th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Africa
- USSR
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 1.35 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
South Africa ranks 4th and USSR ranks 8th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7933 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 15.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0212 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 19.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.9 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, South Africa or USSR?
- South Africa, at 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between South Africa and USSR?
- 1.35 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do South Africa and USSR rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 4th and USSR ranks 8th 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.