People without electricity country, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: People without electricity country, annual growth rate was -19.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People without electricity country, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded -19.32 % change on previous year for people without electricity country, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 151.9% on the previous year and down 516.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 27.96 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -32.24 % change on previous year, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 72nd of 160 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.
People without electricity country, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -27.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 16.42 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 1999 | -17.43 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2000 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2001 | 8.9 % change on previous year | -413.3% |
| 2002 | -21.07 % change on previous year | -336.6% |
| 2003 | -8.1 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2004 | -7.56 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2005 | -0.0238 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 2006 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -6632.1% |
| 2007 | -5.75 % change on previous year | -470.0% |
| 2008 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 2009 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -257.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2011 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -12987.5% |
| 2012 | -8.42 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 2013 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 2014 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -288.1% |
| 2015 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -303.3% |
| 2016 | 10.56 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
| 2017 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2018 | -0.259 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2019 | -0.3302 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 2020 | -32.24 % change on previous year | +9665.2% |
| 2021 | 8.66 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2022 | 27.96 % change on previous year | +222.9% |
| 2023 | -7.67 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 2024 | -19.32 % change on previous year | +151.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's -19.32 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's -19.32 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.47 % change on previous year, 7.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without electricity country, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -12987.5% | 0.0269 % change on previous year | -3.46 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -9665.2% | -0.3302 % change on previous year | -32.24 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +6632.1% | -0.0238 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.39 % change on previous year | -27.16 % change on previous year | 16.42 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | -3.59 % change on previous year | -21.07 % change on previous year | 8.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 % change on previous year | -8.42 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.52 % change on previous year | -32.24 % change on previous year | 27.96 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 69 Gabon -15.14 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Botswana -16.14 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Comoros -17.07 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Eswatini -20.54 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Rwanda -20.76 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Grenada -21.34 % change on previous year compare
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 people without electricity country, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- People without electricity country, annual growth rate in South Africa was -19.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.96 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.24 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for people without electricity country, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 72nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 516.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People without electricity country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in People without electricity country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.