South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 81.6% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 41.2%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 210 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 70.1% | 22.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 64.5% | 28.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 53.2% | 37.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 42.3% | 41.4% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- South Africa, at 81.6% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 41.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- South Africa ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.