Mozambique vs South Africa: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Mozambique
1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
South Africa
1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Mozambique rank
19th
South Africa rank
20th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
01234196519932022

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar in South Africa, a difference of 0 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.

Mozambique ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 164 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4188 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar South Africa
1990s 0.2724 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.99 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.72 kilowatt-hours per dollar South Africa
2000s 0.8702 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.98 kilowatt-hours per dollar South Africa
2010s 1.81 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2807 kilowatt-hours per dollar South Africa
2020s 1.69 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.88 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1939 kilowatt-hours per dollar South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Mozambique or South Africa?
Mozambique, at 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Mozambique and South Africa?
0 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Mozambique ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.