Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in South Africa
South Africa: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) was 7.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in South Africa, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 7.7 for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 176.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in South Africa peaked at 9.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.56, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 29th 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) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.56 | — |
| 2011 | 2.99 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 3.16 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.85 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.79 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | +86.4% |
| 2016 | 7.18 | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 7.64 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 8.11 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.32 | -59.1% |
| 2020 | 3.25 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.03 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 9.86 | +225.8% |
| 2023 | 8.29 | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 7.7 | -7.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 7.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0444, 173.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 7.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018, 4304.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 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 | +225.8% | 3.03 | 9.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.58 | 2.56 | 8.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 | 3.03 | 9.86 | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in South Africa?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in South Africa was 7.7 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production)?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.3%. 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) (billions of nominal United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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