Israel vs South Africa: Net electricity imports
Israel
-6.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
-5.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
202nd
South Africa rank
201st
Net electricity imports over time
- Israel
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -5.92 terawatt-hours against -6.4 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 0.48 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Israel ranks 202nd and South Africa ranks 201st of 214 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.02 terawatt-hours | -0.254 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | -5.07 terawatt-hours | -4.18 terawatt-hours | 0.894 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | -6.57 terawatt-hours | -2.78 terawatt-hours | 3.79 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Israel or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -5.92 terawatt-hours against -6.4 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Israel and South Africa?
- 0.48 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Israel ranks 202nd and South Africa ranks 201st of 214 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.