Cyprus vs South Africa: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Cyprus
2.7%
in 2025
South Africa
2.5%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
19th
South Africa rank
20th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Cyprus
- South Africa
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 9.1% | 3.8% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 4.1% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 2.2% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 2.8% | 2.3% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 1.2% | 2.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -2.5% | 2.5% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Cyprus or South Africa?
- Cyprus, at 2.7% against 2.5% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Cyprus and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and South Africa rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Cyprus ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.