Energy & Mining in South Africa
360 indicators covering energy & mining for South Africa.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use | 87.7% | 2023 | up 2.9% | 162nd |
| Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use | 87.7% | 2023 | up 2.9% | 162nd |
| Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources | 85.1% | 2023 | down 8.3% | 70th |
| GDP per capita vs. energy use | 22,545 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 2023 | down 17.2% | 60th |
| People without electricity country, per square kilometre | 6.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.9% | 58th |
| Number of people with and without electricity access, per square | 45.7 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | 143rd |
| Gas consumption, annual growth rate | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 497.7% | 94th |
| Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 497.7% | 94th |
| Primary energy use per person | 21,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.2% | 84th |
| Primary energy use | 1,398 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.9% | 22nd |
| Coal production | 1,552 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.3% | 8th |
| Coal consumption | 1,013 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.6% | 7th |
| Fossil fuel consumption by fuel | 46.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.4% | 63rd |
| Oil production | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 73.8% | 84th |
| Oil consumption | 272.42 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 21.0% | 35th |
| Gas consumption | 46.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.4% | 63rd |
| Coal consumption per person | 15,640 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 9.3% | 5th |
| Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel | 722.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.0% | 101st |
| Coal production per person | 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.9% | 4th |
| Primary energy use | 1,398 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.9% | 22nd |
| Coal production | 1,552 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.3% | 8th |
| Annual percentage change in primary energy use | -0.3% | 2025 | down 294.4% | 163rd |
| Annual change in primary energy use | -4.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 293.6% | 191st |
| Share of primary energy from nuclear | 2.3% | 2025 | down 11.5% | 26th |
| Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables | 2.3% | 2025 | down 11.5% | 26th |
| Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables | 2.3% | 2025 | down 11.5% | 26th |
| Electricity generation from nuclear | 10.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.6% | 26th |
| Primary energy from nuclear per person | 502.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 23.2% | 26th |
| Annual change in primary energy from nuclear | 7.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 262.8% | 7th |
| Fossil fuel consumption per person | 20,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 14.6% | 72nd |
| Primary energy from nuclear | 32.52 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.3% | 27th |
| Fossil fuel consumption | 1,332 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.5% | 18th |
| Coal production per person | 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 17.9% | 4th |
| Oil production per person | 17.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 77.2% | 92nd |
| Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita | 21,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.2% | 84th |
| Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables | 2.3% | 2025 | down 11.5% | 26th |
| Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables | 2.3% | 2025 | down 11.5% | 26th |
| Coal production | 1,552 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.3% | 8th |
| Primary energy use | 1,398 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.9% | 22nd |
| Electricity generation from nuclear per person | 157.69 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 26.9% | 27th |
| Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use | 90.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | 106th |
| Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use | 90.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | 106th |
| Number of people without access to electricity | 6.27 million people | 2024 | down 20.0% | 27th |
| Number of people without access to electricity, per capita | 0.098 people per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | 55th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding | 146.09 kWh per person | 2021 | up 3,274.8% | 87th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 8.98 billion kWh | 2021 | up 3,816.6% | 36th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 3.7% | 2021 | up 4,100.8% | 126th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding | 0.0214 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 4,172.9% | 76th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding | 7,406 kWh per square kilometre | 2021 | up 3,816.6% | 104th |
| Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt | 47,044 | 2023 | up 20.0% | 16th |
| Electricity generation from hydropower | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 150.7% | 90th |
| Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre | 6.41 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.9% | 58th |
| Electricity generation from hydropower per person | 28.26 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 119.6% | 131st |
| Palm oil imports | 510,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.6% | 22nd |
| Country position on nuclear weapons | 0 | 2023 | — | 12th |
| Installed solar energy capacity | 11.26 gigawatts | 2025 | up 732.0% | 21st |
| Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours | 199,371 | 2022 | down 8.2% | 13th |
| Electricity from renewables by source | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | 28th |
| Electricity generation by source | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | 28th |
| Electricity production in the United Kingdom | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 46.9% | 60th |