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South Africa
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.

Global rank#147out of 212 countries
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Historical trend

18.615.913.110.47.6199020062021South Africa · 2021: 9.70%South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 9.70% for Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in 2021, ranking #147 globally out of 212 countries.
  • Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) declined from 16.60% in 1990 to 9.70% in 2021, a decrease of 6.90%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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