Romania vs South Africa: Share of primary energy from solar
Romania
1.4%
in 2025
South Africa
1.3%
in 2025
Romania rank
33rd
South Africa rank
35th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Romania ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 35th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 1.4% against 1.3% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Romania and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Romania ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 35th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.