South Africa Renewable Energy 1990-2024
Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
- South Africa renewable energy for 2015 was 2.26%, a 0.96% increase from 2014.
- South Africa renewable energy for 2014 was 1.29%, a 0.68% increase from 2013.
- South Africa renewable energy for 2013 was 0.61%, a 0.01% increase from 2012.
- South Africa renewable energy for 2012 was 0.60%, a 0.32% decline from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % of Electricity from Renewables |
| Albania | 100.00% |
| Paraguay | 100.00% |
| Costa Rica | 99.00% |
| Namibia | 97.79% |
| Brazil | 73.97% |
| Colombia | 68.24% |
| Venezuela | 63.70% |
| Guatemala | 60.39% |
| Suriname | 60.05% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 57.83% |
| Ecuador | 52.80% |
| Peru | 52.73% |
| Montenegro | 49.65% |
| Belize | 45.24% |
| Fiji | 45.02% |
| Gabon | 43.74% |
| Romania | 39.75% |
| North Macedonia | 35.94% |
| Bosnia | 35.52% |
| Turkey | 31.96% |
| Samoa | 30.35% |
| Armenia | 28.34% |
| Tuvalu | 28.17% |
| Serbia | 26.91% |
| China | 23.93% |
| Mauritius | 22.72% |
| Bulgaria | 17.99% |
| Dominica | 16.18% |
| Russia | 15.86% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.66% |
| Mexico | 15.39% |
| Dominican Republic | 11.63% |
| Jamaica | 10.26% |
| Malaysia | 9.96% |
| Kazakhstan | 8.87% |
| Thailand | 8.54% |
| Azerbaijan | 7.04% |
| Tonga | 5.91% |
| Iran | 5.10% |
| Cuba | 3.95% |
| Iraq | 3.73% |
| Lebanon | 2.60% |
| South Africa | 2.26% |
| Maldives | 1.28% |
| Jordan | 0.97% |
| American Samoa | 0.89% |
| Belarus | 0.82% |
| Nauru | 0.40% |
| Algeria | 0.32% |
| Marshall Islands | 0.23% |
| Botswana | 0.03% |
| Turkmenistan | 0.00% |
| Guyana | 0.00% |
| St. Lucia | 0.00% |
| Libya | 0.00% |
| Grenada | 0.00% |
| South Africa Renewable Energy - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Electricity from Renewables | Annual Change |
| 2015 | 2.26% | 0.96% |
| 2014 | 1.29% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 0.61% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 0.60% | -0.32% |
| 2011 | 0.92% | -0.03% |
| 2010 | 0.95% | 0.25% |
| 2009 | 0.69% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 0.59% | 0.14% |
| 2007 | 0.44% | -0.82% |
| 2006 | 1.27% | 0.60% |
| 2005 | 0.67% | 0.16% |
| 2004 | 0.51% | 0.09% |
| 2003 | 0.42% | -0.79% |
| 2002 | 1.21% | 0.11% |
| 2001 | 1.10% | 0.42% |
| 2000 | 0.68% | 0.22% |
| 1999 | 0.46% | -0.44% |
| 1998 | 0.90% | -0.18% |
| 1997 | 1.08% | 0.39% |
| 1996 | 0.69% | 0.41% |
| 1995 | 0.29% | -0.31% |
| 1994 | 0.60% | 0.51% |
| 1993 | 0.08% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 0.45% | -0.74% |
| 1991 | 1.19% | 0.58% |
| 1990 | 0.61% | 0.58% |