Renewables share of electricity in South Africa in 2025 — 13.62%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.87 pp.
2000–2025 · % of generation
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.62 | +1.12 pp |
| 2024 | 12.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 12.4 | +2.52 pp |
| 2022 | 9.88 | +2.18 pp |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +1.36 pp |
| 2020 | 6.34 | +1.13 pp |
| 2019 | 5.21 | +0.34 pp |
| 2018 | 4.87 | +0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 4.75 | +1.51 pp |
| 2016 | 3.24 | +0.63 pp |
| 2015 | 2.61 | +0.92 pp |
| 2014 | 1.69 | +1.03 pp |
| 2013 | 0.66 | +0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 0.59 | −0.77 pp |
| 2011 | 1.36 | +0.75 pp |
| 2010 | 0.61 | −0.17 pp |
| 2009 | 0.78 | +0.09 pp |
| 2008 | 0.69 | −0.57 pp |
| 2007 | 1.26 | −0.05 pp |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +0.58 pp |
| 2005 | 0.73 | +0.17 pp |
| 2004 | 0.56 | +0.02 pp |
| 2003 | 0.54 | −0.62 pp |
| 2002 | 1.16 | +0.14 pp |
| 2001 | 1.02 | +0.27 pp |
| 2000 | 0.75 | — |
The share of electricity from all renewable sources: hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and tidal plants. It differs fundamentally from the indicator for renewables excluding hydro, and the difference explains most of the puzzlement such rankings cause: with hydro included, the top of the list holds countries whose renewable share has always been high — Norway, Paraguay, Nepal — while excluding hydro shows those that rebuilt their generation over the past twenty years.
Important: Hydro is included. The series without hydro is Renewables excluding hydro; it comes from the World Bank and covers more territories. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of its electricity a country gets from sources without emissions — renewables and nuclear.
Electricity Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricityWhat share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
Electricity Hydro share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from hydroelectric plants.
Energy Renewables share of final energy consumptionWhat share of all the energy consumed comes from renewable sources.
