Luxembourg vs South Africa: Global primary energy use by source
Luxembourg
1.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.8523 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
54th
South Africa rank
56th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Luxembourg
- South Africa
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.13 terawatt-hours against 0.8523 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.2777 terawatt-hours.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.0133 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0133 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.0564 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0564 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.0472 terawatt-hours | 0.1921 terawatt-hours | 0.1449 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1406 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4283 terawatt-hours | 0.9984 terawatt-hours | 0.5701 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 0.6031 terawatt-hours | 0.5802 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Luxembourg or South Africa?
- Luxembourg, at 1.13 terawatt-hours against 0.8523 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Luxembourg and South Africa?
- 0.2777 terawatt-hours, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and South Africa rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Luxembourg ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.