CIS (EI) vs South Africa: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower

CIS (EI)
-4.1%
in 2025
South Africa
67.0%
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
3rd
South Africa rank
1st

Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • South Africa
0200400600196619952025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 67.0% against -4.1% in CIS (EI), a difference of 71.1%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 16.3 times CIS (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was CIS (EI) ahead.

CIS (EI) ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 1st of 3 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, CIS (EI) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9.3% -12.7% 22.0% CIS (EI)
1970s 4.3% 107.3% 103.0% South Africa
1980s 1.6% 22.1% 20.5% South Africa
1990s 0.3% 60.5% 60.2% South Africa
2000s 0.8% 19.9% 19.1% South Africa
2010s 1.4% 10.3% 9.0% South Africa
2020s 0.8% 33.9% 33.1% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, CIS (EI) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 67.0% against -4.1% in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between CIS (EI) and South Africa?
71.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and South Africa?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do CIS (EI) and South Africa rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
CIS (EI) ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 1st of 3 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 percentage 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

Indicator
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
73 places, 4,007 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.