Electricity generation from gas per person in South Africa
South Africa: Electricity generation from gas per person was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kilowatt-hours
World rank
118th
of 203 countries
All-time high
56.48 kilowatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation from gas per person in South Africa, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in South Africa is 0 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in South Africa peaked at 56.48 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.
That places South Africa 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, 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 generation from gas per person in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 1.82 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0.4 kilowatt-hours | -78.0% |
| 2007 | 1.78 kilowatt-hours | +345.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1933 kilowatt-hours | -89.0% |
| 2010 | 15.67 kilowatt-hours | +8003.6% |
| 2011 | 16.79 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 33.1 kilowatt-hours | +97.1% |
| 2013 | 55.23 kilowatt-hours | +66.9% |
| 2014 | 56.48 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kilowatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2025 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5954 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 1.82 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.73 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 56.48 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 115 Niger 1.85 kilowatt-hours compare
- 116 Yemen 1.48 kilowatt-hours compare
- 117 Senegal 1.08 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Afghanistan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Albania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Botswana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Timor-Leste 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Eswatini 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Guatemala 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Honduras 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Madagascar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Malawi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mauritius 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Mongolia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Montenegro 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Naoero 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 New Caledonia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Palestine, State of 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 118 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Zambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 118 Zimbabwe 0 kilowatt-hours
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 30.3% (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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas per person in South Africa?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in South Africa was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.48 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
- How does South Africa rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- South Africa ranks 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.