South Africa: Primary energy production
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| South Africa |
Primary energy production |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 5.465 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | quadrillion Btu |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2023 |
| Average | 4.871 |
| Min - Max | 2.528 - 5.938 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
The latest value from 2023 is 5.465 quadrillion Btu, a decline from 5.597 quadrillion Btu in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 3.097 quadrillion Btu, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1980 to 2023 is 4.871 quadrillion Btu. The minimum value, 2.528 quadrillion Btu, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 5.938 quadrillion Btu was recorded in 2014.
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Definition: Primary energy is energy found in nature before any human-made transformation. It includes sources like crude oil, coal, natural gas, solar, wind, and hydropower. It represents the raw form of energy used as input for conversion or consumption.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oil reserves | 0.02 | 2021 | billion barrels |
| Oil production | 0.55 | 2023 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Oil consumption | 663.00 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 272.28 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline production | 184.88 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 153.09 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG production | 8.93 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 5.72 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel production | 37.23 | 2014 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 26.75 | 2023 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 10,905.15 | 2023 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 262,310.53 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 191,067.02 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 2,409.38 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 73,652.89 | 2023 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 65.99 | 2023 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 219.61 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 194.98 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 10.84 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 12.63 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 10.62 | 2023 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 21.11 | 2023 | billion kilowatthours |
| Natural gas production | 0.002 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.142 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biofuels production | 0.09 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biofuels consumption | 0.086 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 5.465 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 5.449 | 2023 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 0.000 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 0.000 | 2022 | thousand barrels per day |