Electricity consumption per capita in South Africa in 2025 — 3.66 MWh. Ranked 59 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.6%.
2000–2025 · megawatt-hours per capita
| Year | MWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.66 | −0.19 | −4.94% |
| 2024 | 3.85 | +0.17 | +4.62% |
| 2023 | 3.68 | −0.13 | −3.41% |
| 2022 | 3.81 | −0.12 | −3.05% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | +0.02 | +0.51% |
| 2020 | 3.91 | −0.25 | −6.01% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | −0.13 | −3.03% |
| 2018 | 4.29 | −0.02 | −0.46% |
| 2017 | 4.31 | +0 | +0% |
| 2016 | 4.31 | −0.07 | −1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.38 | −0.16 | −3.52% |
| 2014 | 4.54 | −0.06 | −1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | −0.1 | −2.13% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | −0.2 | −4.08% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | −0.01 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.91 | +0.12 | +2.51% |
| 2009 | 4.79 | −0.19 | −3.82% |
| 2008 | 4.98 | −0.17 | −3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.15 | +0.13 | +2.59% |
| 2006 | 5.02 | +0.12 | +2.45% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | −0.02 | −0.41% |
| 2004 | 4.92 | +0.13 | +2.71% |
| 2003 | 4.79 | +0.15 | +3.23% |
| 2002 | 4.64 | +0.18 | +4.04% |
| 2001 | 4.46 | −0.27 | −5.71% |
| 2000 | 4.73 | — | — |
Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.
Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. 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.
Electricity Access to electricityThe share of the population with access to electricity supply.
Electricity Electricity generationHow much electricity a country generates in a year.
Economy GDP per capitaGDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.
