South Africa vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from gas
South Africa
-0.9012 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-0.9145 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa rank
51st
Sweden rank
52nd
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- South Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.9012 terawatt-hours against -0.9145 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.0133 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sweden ahead.
South Africa ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 52nd of 76 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.901 terawatt-hours | 0.902 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9852 terawatt-hours | 0.3946 terawatt-hours | 0.5906 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 0.3231 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9372 terawatt-hours | -0.1216 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6996 terawatt-hours | -0.297 terawatt-hours | 0.9965 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, South Africa or Sweden?
- South Africa, at -0.9012 terawatt-hours against -0.9145 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between South Africa and Sweden?
- 0.0133 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- South Africa ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 52nd of 76 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.