Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in South Africa
South Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita was 146.09 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Africa, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Africa stood at 146.09 kWh per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 3,274.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Africa peaked at 146.09 kWh per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -53.91 kWh per person, in 1997.
That places South Africa 87th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kWh per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -45.18 kWh per person | — |
| 1991 | -43.27 kWh per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | -31.41 kWh per person | -27.4% |
| 1993 | -31.06 kWh per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | -34.47 kWh per person | +11.0% |
| 1995 | -28.6 kWh per person | -17.0% |
| 1996 | -47.87 kWh per person | +67.4% |
| 1997 | -53.91 kWh per person | +12.6% |
| 1998 | -47.36 kWh per person | -12.2% |
| 1999 | -51.21 kWh per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 5.96 kWh per person | -111.6% |
| 2001 | 10.78 kWh per person | +80.8% |
| 2002 | -5.41 kWh per person | -150.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2 kWh per person | -251.6% |
| 2004 | 2.73 kWh per person | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 7.94 kWh per person | +190.7% |
| 2006 | -7.49 kWh per person | -194.3% |
| 2007 | 14.27 kWh per person | -290.5% |
| 2008 | 5.13 kWh per person | -64.0% |
| 2009 | 4.55 kWh per person | -11.4% |
| 2010 | -0.5242 kWh per person | -111.5% |
| 2011 | 4.33 kWh per person | -925.7% |
| 2012 | 8.39 kWh per person | +93.8% |
| 2013 | 8.15 kWh per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.03 kWh per person | +207.2% |
| 2015 | 51.82 kWh per person | +107.0% |
| 2016 | 67.5 kWh per person | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 93.32 kWh per person | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 116.19 kWh per person | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 125.04 kWh per person | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 134.63 kWh per person | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 146.09 kWh per person | +8.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 146.09 kWh per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.44 kWh per person, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 146.09 kWh per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.78 kWh per person, 52.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +925.7% | -0.5242 kWh per person | 4.33 kWh per person |
| 2007 | +290.5% | -7.49 kWh per person | 14.27 kWh per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -41.44 kWh per person | -53.91 kWh per person | -28.6 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 kWh per person | -7.49 kWh per person | 14.27 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.92 kWh per person | -0.5242 kWh per person | 125.04 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.36 kWh per person | 134.63 kWh per person | 146.09 kWh per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 84 Guatemala 155.23 kWh per person compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 152.85 kWh per person compare
- 86 Tuvalu 150.09 kWh per person compare
- 88 Jamaica 145.68 kWh per person compare
- 89 North Macedonia 142.52 kWh per person compare
- 90 American Samoa 138.75 kWh per person compare
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 8.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 30.4% (2025)
- Gas production 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Africa?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in South Africa was 146.09 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 146.09 kWh per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.91 kWh per person in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- South Africa ranks 87th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,274.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.