OECD (EI) vs South Africa: Share electricity source facet

OECD (EI)
15.82
in 2025
South Africa
81.36
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd

Share electricity source facet over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • South Africa
20406080100198520052025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 81.36 against 15.82 in OECD (EI), a difference of 65.54.

That makes South Africa's figure about 5.1 times OECD (EI)'s.

Across all 41 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

OECD (EI) ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 41.44 92.22 50.79 South Africa
1990s 38.78 92.73 53.94 South Africa
2000s 36.99 94 57 South Africa
2010s 29.15 91.18 62.03 South Africa
2020s 17.74 84.45 66.7 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share electricity source facet, OECD (EI) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 81.36 against 15.82 in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in share electricity source facet between OECD (EI) and South Africa?
65.54, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and South Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do OECD (EI) and South Africa rank globally for share electricity source facet?
OECD (EI) ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share electricity source facet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

OECD (EI) vs South Africa: Share electricity source facet. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/share-electricity-source-facet/oecd-ei/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/share-electricity-source-facet/oecd-ei/south-africa/">OECD (EI) vs South Africa: Share electricity source facet</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share electricity source facet
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,128 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed