Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Pre-demographic dividend
10.21 billion kWh
in 2021
South Africa
8.98 billion kWh
in 2021
Pre-demographic dividend rank
40th
South Africa rank
36th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 10.21 billion kWh against 8.98 billion kWh in South Africa, a difference of 1.22 billion kWh.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -1.01 billion kWh -1.83 billion kWh 819.00 million kWh Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 2.33 billion kWh 230.27 million kWh 2.10 billion kWh Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 5.45 billion kWh 2.89 billion kWh 2.55 billion kWh Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 9.80 billion kWh 8.57 billion kWh 1.23 billion kWh Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 10.21 billion kWh against 8.98 billion kWh in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
1.22 billion kWh, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). 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)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,460 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.