Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in South Africa
South Africa: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 0.2% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in South Africa, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in South Africa is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in South Africa peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places South Africa 115th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in South Africa?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in South Africa was 0.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- South Africa ranks 115th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.