Croatia vs South Africa: Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita

Croatia
3,820 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
3,749 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Croatia rank
81st
South Africa rank
83rd

Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Croatia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 3,820 kilowatt-hours against 3,749 kilowatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 71 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Croatia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 83rd of 212 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,158 kilowatt-hours 4,228 kilowatt-hours 2,070 kilowatt-hours South Africa
2000s 2,976 kilowatt-hours 4,842 kilowatt-hours 1,866 kilowatt-hours South Africa
2010s 3,016 kilowatt-hours 4,584 kilowatt-hours 1,568 kilowatt-hours South Africa
2020s 3,841 kilowatt-hours 3,850 kilowatt-hours 9.18 kilowatt-hours South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita, Croatia or South Africa?
Croatia, at 3,820 kilowatt-hours against 3,749 kilowatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita between Croatia and South Africa?
71 kilowatt-hours, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Croatia and South Africa rank globally for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita?
Croatia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 83rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,561 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.