Germany vs South Africa: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Germany

204.73 terawatt-hours

in 2025

South Africa

199.45 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Germany rank

13th

South Africa rank

15th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Germany currently reports 204.73 terawatt-hours against 199.45 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 5.28 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.