Fossil electricity share in South Africa
Oil, gas and coal produced 86.2% of electricity in South Africa in 2024.
South Africa, 2024
86.2%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
59.7%
Fossil electricity share in South Africa over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.2% | – |
| 2023 | 85.1% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 92.9% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 85.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 92.0%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.