Canada vs South Africa: Net electricity imports
Canada
-6.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
-5.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
199th
South Africa rank
197th
Net electricity imports over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -5.92 terawatt-hours against -6.8 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.88 terawatt-hours.
Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 199th and South Africa ranks 197th of 210 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -23.54 terawatt-hours | -0.254 terawatt-hours | 23.29 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | -48.68 terawatt-hours | -4.18 terawatt-hours | 44.5 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | -33.84 terawatt-hours | -2.78 terawatt-hours | 31.06 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -5.92 terawatt-hours against -6.8 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.88 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Canada ranks 199th and South Africa ranks 197th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.