South Africa: Access to electricity
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| South Africa |
Access to electricity, percent of the population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 90.20 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1996 - 2024 |
| Average | 80.68 |
| Min - Max | 57.60 - 90.20 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 90.2 percent, an increase from 87.7 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 88.22 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1996 to 2024 is 80.68 percent. The minimum value, 57.6 percent, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of 90.2 percent was recorded in 2024.
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| Recent values | South Africa: Access to electricity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.20 |
| 2023 | 87.70 |
| 2022 | 86.50 |
| 2021 | 89.30 |
| 2020 | 90.00 |
| 2019 | 85.00 |
| 2018 | 84.70 |
| 2017 | 84.40 |
Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita | 1,938.51 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 9.70 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.51 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 141.54 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 8,984.63 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 440 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 6.88 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 570 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 7.84 | 2023 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | -12.51 | 2023 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 7.33 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.40 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.03 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 90.20 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 135.924 | 2024 | liters per person per year |