Wind electricity generation — all countries

Wind electricity generation — South Africa

Wind electricity generation in South Africa in 2025 — 11.32 TWh. Ranked 29 in the world out of 89.

2025 11.32 TWh +1.98% vs 2024
World rank 29of 89
Period maximum 11.6 TWh2023
Period minimum 0 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Wind electricity generation — South Africa, 2000–20250510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0 TWh2001: 0 TWh2002: 0 TWh2003: 0.01 TWh2004: 0.01 TWh2005: 0.01 TWh2006: 0.01 TWh2007: 0.01 TWh2008: 0.02 TWh2009: 0.03 TWh2010: 0.03 TWh2011: 0.04 TWh2012: 0.04 TWh2013: 0.04 TWh2014: 1.07 TWh2015: 3.07 TWh2016: 4.21 TWh2017: 7.02 TWh2018: 6.41 TWh2019: 6.63 TWh2020: 6.41 TWh2021: 8.65 TWh2022: 9.7 TWh2023: 11.6 TWh2024: 11.1 TWh2025: 11.32 TWh
Change over the period: +11.32
Wind electricity generation — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 11.32 +0.22 +1.98%
2024 11.1 −0.5 −4.31%
2023 11.6 +1.9 +19.59%
2022 9.7 +1.05 +12.14%
2021 8.65 +2.24 +34.95%
2020 6.41 −0.22 −3.32%
2019 6.63 +0.22 +3.43%
2018 6.41 −0.61 −8.69%
2017 7.02 +2.81 +66.75%
2016 4.21 +1.14 +37.13%
2015 3.07 +2 +186.92%
2014 1.07 +1.03 +2,575%
2013 0.04 +0 +0%
2012 0.04 +0 +0%
2011 0.04 +0.01 +33.33%
2010 0.03 +0 +0%
2009 0.03 +0.01 +50%
2008 0.02 +0.01 +100%
2007 0.01 +0 +0%
2006 0.01 +0 +0%
2005 0.01 +0 +0%
2004 0.01 +0 +0%
2003 0.01 +0.01
2002 0 +0
2001 0 +0
2000 0

About the indicator

Electricity generated by wind farms over the year, in terawatt-hours. As with solar, the absolute figure and the share diverge: countries with large power systems come first on generation, small ones with favorable geography on share. Wind generation swings from year to year with how windy it was, and swings of ten percent with an unchanged fleet of turbines are normal here — that is a property of the resource, not a data error.

Important: Generation, not capacity: the capacity factor of onshore wind is about 30%, and higher offshore. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.