Pakistan vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Pakistan
0.5075 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.1592 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan rank
21st
South Africa rank
24th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Pakistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.5075 terawatt-hours against 0.1592 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.3483 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Pakistan ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 77 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.003 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3148 terawatt-hours | 0.6595 terawatt-hours | 0.3446 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1393 terawatt-hours | 0.7788 terawatt-hours | 0.6395 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 wind, Pakistan or South Africa?
- Pakistan, at 0.5075 terawatt-hours against 0.1592 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Pakistan and South Africa?
- 0.3483 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Pakistan ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th 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 wind. 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.