Argentina vs South Africa: Total final energy consumption

Argentina
2.39 million TFEC
in 2015
South Africa
2.94 million TFEC
in 2015
Argentina rank
25th
South Africa rank
23rd

Total final energy consumption over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020022015

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.94 million TFEC against 2.39 million TFEC in Argentina, a difference of 557,740 TFEC.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 230 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.50 million TFEC 1.99 million TFEC 489,885 TFEC South Africa
2000s 1.92 million TFEC 2.48 million TFEC 560,998 TFEC South Africa
2010s 2.29 million TFEC 2.85 million TFEC 560,893 TFEC South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total final energy consumption, Argentina or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.94 million TFEC against 2.39 million TFEC in Argentina as of 2015.
What is the difference in total final energy consumption between Argentina and South Africa?
557,740 TFEC, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for total final energy consumption?
Argentina ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total final energy consumption (TFEC). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total final energy consumption (TFEC)
Unit
TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.