Coal share of electricity in South Africa in 2023 — 81.6%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.64 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 81.6 | −1.11 pp |
| 2022 | 82.71 | −0.47 pp |
| 2021 | 83.17 | −3.89 pp |
| 2020 | 87.06 | +0.08 pp |
| 2019 | 86.98 | −1.28 pp |
| 2018 | 88.26 | −0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 88.67 | −0.77 pp |
| 2016 | 89.44 | −0.29 pp |
| 2015 | 89.73 | −0.84 pp |
| 2014 | 90.57 | −0.83 pp |
| 2013 | 91.41 | −1.49 pp |
| 2012 | 92.9 | +0.31 pp |
| 2011 | 92.58 | −0.64 pp |
| 2010 | 93.22 | +0.14 pp |
| 2009 | 93.08 | −0.19 pp |
| 2008 | 93.27 | −0.44 pp |
| 2007 | 93.71 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 93.62 | +0.09 pp |
| 2005 | 93.53 | +0.99 pp |
| 2004 | 92.54 | −0.37 pp |
| 2003 | 92.91 | +0.46 pp |
| 2002 | 92.45 | −0.44 pp |
| 2001 | 92.89 | +1.08 pp |
| 2000 | 91.81 | −0.13 pp |
| 1999 | 91.95 | +0.64 pp |
| 1998 | 91.31 | −0.37 pp |
| 1997 | 91.68 | −0.69 pp |
| 1996 | 92.38 | −0.39 pp |
| 1995 | 92.77 | −0.31 pp |
| 1994 | 93.08 | −1.92 pp |
| 1993 | 94.99 | +1.76 pp |
| 1992 | 93.23 | +0.91 pp |
| 1991 | 92.32 | −0.92 pp |
| 1990 | 93.24 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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