Electricity generation in South Africa in 2025 — 242.76 TWh. Ranked 21 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.2%.
2000–2025 · terawatt-hours
| Year | TWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 242.76 | −4.76 | −1.92% |
| 2024 | 247.52 | +14.57 | +6.25% |
| 2023 | 232.95 | −6.22 | −2.6% |
| 2022 | 239.17 | −6.29 | −2.56% |
| 2021 | 245.46 | +4.72 | +1.96% |
| 2020 | 240.74 | −12.33 | −4.87% |
| 2019 | 253.07 | −3.23 | −1.26% |
| 2018 | 256.3 | +1.16 | +0.45% |
| 2017 | 255.14 | +2.33 | +0.92% |
| 2016 | 252.81 | +2.76 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 250.05 | −4.72 | −1.85% |
| 2014 | 254.77 | −1.18 | −0.46% |
| 2013 | 255.95 | −1.92 | −0.74% |
| 2012 | 257.87 | −4.61 | −1.76% |
| 2011 | 262.48 | +2.89 | +1.11% |
| 2010 | 259.59 | +10.03 | +4.02% |
| 2009 | 249.56 | −8.73 | −3.38% |
| 2008 | 258.29 | −5.2 | −1.97% |
| 2007 | 263.49 | +9.68 | +3.81% |
| 2006 | 253.81 | +8.88 | +3.63% |
| 2005 | 244.93 | +0.32 | +0.13% |
| 2004 | 244.61 | +10.37 | +4.43% |
| 2003 | 234.24 | +13.66 | +6.19% |
| 2002 | 220.58 | +10.49 | +4.99% |
| 2001 | 210.09 | −0.57 | −0.27% |
| 2000 | 210.66 | — | — |
Gross electricity generation from all sources over the year, in terawatt-hours. One terawatt-hour is a billion kilowatt-hours, roughly the annual consumption of three hundred thousand European households. The indicator answers the question of scale, while the shares of sources answer the question of composition, and the two should not be confused: France has a higher nuclear share than the United States, yet generates half as much electricity at nuclear plants. This is the series that serves as the weight when world and regional source shares are computed: percentages cannot be added up without it.
Important: Gross generation, before deducting the plants' own use and network losses; demand is therefore lower than generation by the amount of the losses, with an adjustment for imports. The series starts in 2000.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much electricity is consumed in a country in a year.
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Electricity Fossil fuel share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal, gas and oil together.
Electricity Clean electricity shareWhat share of its electricity a country gets from sources without emissions — renewables and nuclear.
