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South Africa: Energy use

1906.81kg · 2024-22.0% since 2014

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. Annual figures for South Africa from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (kg)Note
20241,906.814
20231,936.356
20221,937.6
20212,126.973
20202,039.765
20192,234.904
20182,189.914
20172,289.097
20162,317.43
20152,263.16
20142,445.088
20132,348.255
20122,401.604
20112,543.886
20102,526.094
20092,742.202
20082,747.187
20072,585.629
20062,406.597
20052,382.722
20042,486.375
20032,309.668
20022,081.383
20012,189.055
20002,278.627
19992,374.724
19982,444.456
19972,428.06
19962,403.316
19952,366.308
19942,262.221
19932,205.819
19922,113.186
19912,256.226
19902,247.804

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Energy use. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-energy-use (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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