Greenland vs South Africa: Oil consumption, per unit of GDP

Greenland
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Greenland rank
119th
South Africa rank
121st

Oil consumption, per unit of GDP over time

  • Greenland
  • South Africa
0000196519952025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 121st of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Greenland
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Greenland
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Greenland
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Greenland
2020s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, per unit of gdp, Greenland or South Africa?
Greenland, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil consumption, per unit of gdp between Greenland and South Africa?
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Greenland and South Africa rank globally for oil consumption, per unit of gdp?
Greenland ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil consumption, per unit of GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Oil consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.