Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in South Africa in 2021 — 3.67%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.77 pp.
1990–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.67 | +0.27 pp |
| 2020 | 3.4 | +0.46 pp |
| 2019 | 2.95 | +0.29 pp |
| 2018 | 2.66 | +0.55 pp |
| 2017 | 2.11 | +0.58 pp |
| 2016 | 1.53 | +0.35 pp |
| 2015 | 1.18 | +0.63 pp |
| 2014 | 0.55 | +0.38 pp |
| 2013 | 0.17 | −0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.17 | +0.09 pp |
| 2011 | 0.09 | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.01 | −0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.09 | −0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 0.1 | −0.17 pp |
| 2007 | 0.27 | +0.42 pp |
| 2006 | -0.15 | −0.31 pp |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +0.11 pp |
| 2004 | 0.05 | −0.12 pp |
| 2003 | 0.17 | +0.29 pp |
| 2002 | -0.12 | −0.36 pp |
| 2001 | 0.24 | +0.11 pp |
| 2000 | 0.13 | +1.31 pp |
| 1999 | -1.18 | −0.11 pp |
| 1998 | -1.07 | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -1.17 | −0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -1.07 | −0.39 pp |
| 1995 | -0.68 | +0.15 pp |
| 1994 | -0.83 | −0.07 pp |
| 1993 | -0.77 | +0.02 pp |
| 1992 | -0.79 | +0.28 pp |
| 1991 | -1.07 | +0.03 pp |
| 1990 | -1.1 | — |
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The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.
Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of its electricity a country gets from solar plants.
Electricity Wind share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from wind farms.
Electricity Renewables share of electricityWhat share of electricity comes from all renewable sources, hydro included.
Electricity Hydro share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from hydroelectric plants.
