Australia vs South Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Australia
7,228 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa
7,406 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Australia rank
105th
South Africa rank
104th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020052021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7,406 kWh per square kilometre against 7,228 kWh per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 178 kWh per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 104th of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 60.45 kWh per square kilometre -1,510 kWh per square kilometre 1,570 kWh per square kilometre Australia
2000s 540.8 kWh per square kilometre 189.82 kWh per square kilometre 350.97 kWh per square kilometre Australia
2010s 2,518 kWh per square kilometre 2,385 kWh per square kilometre 132.68 kWh per square kilometre Australia
2020s 6,525 kWh per square kilometre 7,064 kWh per square kilometre 538.88 kWh per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7,406 kWh per square kilometre against 7,228 kWh per square kilometre in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Australia and South Africa?
178 kWh per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Australia ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 104th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.