Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in South Africa
South Africa: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in South Africa, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2.1% for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in 2024.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in South Africa peaked at 2.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 28th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +84.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -59.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +219.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 16.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 2.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 81.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +219.3% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.3095 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in South Africa?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in South Africa was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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