Primary energy consumption in South Africa in 2024 — 5.394 quad Btu. Ranked 20 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 106.1%.
1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | quad Btu | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.394 | −0.066 | −1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.46 | +0.031 | +0.58% |
| 2022 | 5.429 | +0.126 | +2.37% |
| 2021 | 5.303 | −0.331 | −5.87% |
| 2020 | 5.634 | −0.278 | −4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.912 | +0.452 | +8.28% |
| 2018 | 5.46 | −0.217 | −3.82% |
| 2017 | 5.676 | +0.157 | +2.85% |
| 2016 | 5.519 | −0.043 | −0.77% |
| 2015 | 5.562 | −0.022 | −0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.584 | −0.063 | −1.11% |
| 2013 | 5.647 | +0.034 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.613 | +0.083 | +1.49% |
| 2011 | 5.53 | −0.079 | −1.41% |
| 2010 | 5.609 | +0.117 | +2.12% |
| 2009 | 5.492 | −0.1 | −1.79% |
| 2008 | 5.592 | +0.066 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.526 | +0.311 | +5.96% |
| 2006 | 5.215 | +0.061 | +1.18% |
| 2005 | 5.154 | +0.097 | +1.92% |
| 2004 | 5.057 | +0.087 | +1.76% |
| 2003 | 4.97 | +0.234 | +4.94% |
| 2002 | 4.736 | +0.176 | +3.85% |
| 2001 | 4.56 | −0.073 | −1.57% |
| 2000 | 4.633 | +0.151 | +3.37% |
| 1999 | 4.482 | −0.119 | −2.59% |
| 1998 | 4.601 | +0.099 | +2.19% |
| 1997 | 4.502 | +0.158 | +3.65% |
| 1996 | 4.344 | +0.142 | +3.37% |
| 1995 | 4.202 | +0.23 | +5.78% |
| 1994 | 3.973 | +0.09 | +2.31% |
| 1993 | 3.883 | +0.055 | +1.43% |
| 1992 | 3.828 | +0.027 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.801 | −0.007 | −0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.809 | +0.119 | +3.24% |
| 1989 | 3.689 | +0.018 | +0.49% |
| 1988 | 3.672 | +0.069 | +1.92% |
| 1987 | 3.602 | +0.128 | +3.68% |
| 1986 | 3.474 | +0.043 | +1.25% |
| 1985 | 3.432 | +0.062 | +1.84% |
| 1984 | 3.37 | +0.249 | +7.97% |
| 1983 | 3.121 | +0.097 | +3.19% |
| 1982 | 3.024 | +0.201 | +7.12% |
| 1981 | 2.823 | +0.206 | +7.86% |
| 1980 | 2.617 | — | — |
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Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.
Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.
Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).
How much energy there is per resident of a country each year.
Energy Primary energy productionHow much energy a country extracts and produces itself.
Electricity Electricity generationHow much electricity a country generates in a year.
Energy Renewables share of final energy consumptionWhat share of all the energy consumed comes from renewable sources.
Energy Coal productionHow much coal a country produces in a year.
Energy Natural gas productionHow much natural gas a country produces in a year.
