Oil consumption, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Oil consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
126th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Oil consumption, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for oil consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places South Africa 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 123 Ghana 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 124 Haiti 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 125 Senegal 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 127 Benin 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 128 Cambodia 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 129 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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- 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 oil consumption, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Oil consumption, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oil consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oil consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Oil consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.