Hydro share of electricity in South Africa in 2023 — 2.91%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.2 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 | 2.91 | −0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 3.35 | +0.58 pp |
| 2021 | 2.78 | +0.17 pp |
| 2020 | 2.61 | +0.32 pp |
| 2019 | 2.29 | +0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 2.22 | +0.15 pp |
| 2017 | 2.07 | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 1.57 | +0.08 pp |
| 2015 | 1.49 | −0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.59 | +0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 1.56 | −0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 1.63 | −0.28 pp |
| 2011 | 1.91 | −0.04 pp |
| 2010 | 1.95 | +0.29 pp |
| 2009 | 1.66 | +0.12 pp |
| 2008 | 1.54 | +0.08 pp |
| 2007 | 1.46 | −0.84 pp |
| 2006 | 2.3 | +0.59 pp |
| 2005 | 1.71 | −0.18 pp |
| 2004 | 1.89 | +0.32 pp |
| 2003 | 1.57 | −0.42 pp |
| 2002 | 1.99 | +0.13 pp |
| 2001 | 1.86 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 1.87 | +0.23 pp |
| 1999 | 1.63 | −0.32 pp |
| 1998 | 1.95 | −0.28 pp |
| 1997 | 2.23 | +0.48 pp |
| 1996 | 1.75 | +0.79 pp |
| 1995 | 0.97 | −0.46 pp |
| 1994 | 1.43 | +0.57 pp |
| 1993 | 0.85 | −0.39 pp |
| 1992 | 1.24 | −1.01 pp |
| 1991 | 2.25 | +0.54 pp |
| 1990 | 1.7 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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