Post-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Energy intensity level of primary energy

Post-demographic dividend
3.54 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2022
South Africa
6.57 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Post-demographic dividend rank
38th
South Africa rank
37th

Energy intensity level of primary energy over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.57 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 3.54 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 47 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 5.05 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 8.52 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 3.47 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP South Africa
2010s 4.19 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 7.23 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 3.04 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP South Africa
2020s 3.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 6.74 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 3.02 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, Post-demographic dividend or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.57 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 3.54 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Post-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
3.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Post-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP)
Unit
MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
Source
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 5,534 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.