Renewable energy consumption in South Africa
South Africa: Renewable energy consumption was 504,710 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in South Africa, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 504,710 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in South Africa peaked at 504,710 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 326,005 TJ, in 1990.
That places South Africa 21st out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,192 TJ | 326,005 TJ | 381,333 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 419,813 TJ | 390,796 TJ | 447,758 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,622 TJ | 456,731 TJ | 504,710 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in South Africa?
- Renewable energy consumption in South Africa was 504,710 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 504,710 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,005 TJ in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for renewable energy consumption?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste