Ireland vs South Africa: Primary energy from solar per person
Ireland
315.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
286.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
40th
South Africa rank
42nd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 315.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 286.65 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa, a difference of 28.85 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Ireland ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 80 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0.0094 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3274 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.318 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.73 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 117.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 189.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 71.75 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Ireland or South Africa?
- Ireland, at 315.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 286.65 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Ireland and South Africa?
- 28.85 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Ireland ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.