Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in South Africa
South Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 3.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in South Africa, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in South Africa stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 4,100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in South Africa peaked at 3.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 1999.
South Africa ranks 126th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 hydroelectric in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.1% | — |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | -0.8% | -26.0% |
| 1993 | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | -0.8% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | -0.7% | -18.3% |
| 1996 | -1.1% | +56.9% |
| 1997 | -1.2% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | -1.1% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | -1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -111.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +82.9% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -148.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -244.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -67.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +193.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -192.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -285.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -62.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | -111.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -926.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +100.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +216.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +113.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -1.2% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in South Africa?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in South Africa was 3.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 1999.
- How does South Africa rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- South Africa ranks 126th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.