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South Africa
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Global rank#153out of 204 countries
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Historical trend

6.44.93.31.70.1199020062021South Africa · 2021: 6.45%South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 6.45% for Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in 2021, ranking #153 globally out of 204 countries.
  • Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) increased from 0.60% in 1990 to 6.45% in 2021, a gain of 5.84%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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