Belarus vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Belarus
0.0711 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.7203 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belarus rank
22nd
South Africa rank
19th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Belarus
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7203 terawatt-hours against 0.0711 terawatt-hours in Belarus, a difference of 0.6492 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Africa's figure about 10.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.
Belarus ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5338 terawatt-hours | 0.5338 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0001 terawatt-hours | -0.2033 terawatt-hours | 0.2032 terawatt-hours | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.0726 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0306 terawatt-hours | -0.0775 terawatt-hours | 0.1081 terawatt-hours | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.0073 terawatt-hours | 0.1864 terawatt-hours | 0.1791 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 hydropower, Belarus or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7203 terawatt-hours against 0.0711 terawatt-hours in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Belarus and South Africa?
- 0.6492 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Belarus ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 19th of 77 countries.
- 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 hydropower. 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.