Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Southern Africa

Energy consumption per capita in Southern Africa in 2024 — 76.3 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 6.3%.

2024 76.3 MMBtu −2.35% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 98.7 MMBtu2008
Period minimum 76.3 MMBtu2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Southern Africa, 1980–202470809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 81.4 MMBtu1981: 84.9 MMBtu1982: 87.7 MMBtu1983: 87.4 MMBtu1984: 91.1 MMBtu1985: 89.9 MMBtu1986: 88.2 MMBtu1987: 88.7 MMBtu1988: 87.7 MMBtu1989: 85.7 MMBtu1990: 84.3 MMBtu1991: 81.9 MMBtu1992: 81 MMBtu1993: 80.6 MMBtu1994: 81.1 MMBtu1995: 84.7 MMBtu1996: 86.2 MMBtu1997: 88.3 MMBtu1998: 89.1 MMBtu1999: 86.1 MMBtu2000: 88.4 MMBtu2001: 86.4 MMBtu2002: 88.8 MMBtu2003: 92.2 MMBtu2004: 92.9 MMBtu2005: 93.9 MMBtu2006: 94.1 MMBtu2007: 98.6 MMBtu2008: 98.7 MMBtu2009: 95.8 MMBtu2010: 96.6 MMBtu2011: 94.2 MMBtu2012: 94.2 MMBtu2013: 93.2 MMBtu2014: 90.8 MMBtu2015: 88.9 MMBtu2016: 87.6 MMBtu2017: 89.2 MMBtu2018: 84.5 MMBtu2019: 89.7 MMBtu2020: 84.1 MMBtu2021: 78.1 MMBtu2022: 79 MMBtu2023: 78.1 MMBtu2024: 76.3 MMBtu
Change over the period: −5.1 (−6.28%) Average annual rate: -0.15 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 76.3 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 76.3 −1.8 −2.35%
2023 78.1 −0.9 −1.13%
2022 79 +0.9 +1.14%
2021 78.1 −6 −7.09%
2020 84.1 −5.6 −6.25%
2019 89.7 +5.2 +6.2%
2018 84.5 −4.7 −5.3%
2017 89.2 +1.6 +1.87%
2016 87.6 −1.4 −1.57%
2015 88.9 −1.8 −2.01%
2014 90.8 −2.4 −2.63%
2013 93.2 −1 −1.01%
2012 94.2 −0 −0.01%
2011 94.2 −2.5 −2.55%
2010 96.6 +0.9 +0.94%
2009 95.8 −2.9 −2.95%
2008 98.7 +0.1 +0.06%
2007 98.6 +4.5 +4.81%
2006 94.1 +0.2 +0.24%
2005 93.9 +1 +1.03%
2004 92.9 +0.7 +0.76%
2003 92.2 +3.4 +3.84%
2002 88.8 +2.4 +2.73%
2001 86.4 −2 −2.22%
2000 88.4 +2.3 +2.7%
1999 86.1 −3.1 −3.46%
1998 89.1 +0.9 +1.01%
1997 88.3 +2 +2.32%
1996 86.2 +1.6 +1.85%
1995 84.7 +3.6 +4.42%
1994 81.1 +0.5 +0.66%
1993 80.6 −0.5 −0.57%
1992 81 −0.9 −1.07%
1991 81.9 −2.4 −2.88%
1990 84.3 −1.4 −1.63%
1989 85.7 −2 −2.3%
1988 87.7 −1 −1.07%
1987 88.7 +0.5 +0.54%
1986 88.2 −1.7 −1.91%
1985 89.9 −1.2 −1.32%
1984 91.1 +3.8 +4.3%
1983 87.4 −0.3 −0.37%
1982 87.7 +2.9 +3.37%
1981 84.9 +3.4 +4.22%
1980 81.4

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).