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Africa > South Africa > Energy

SOUTH AFRICAN ENERGY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Coal > Production 244,986,000 ton Time series [5th of 65]
Coal consumption 170,500,000 [6th of 41]
Commercial energy use 2,513.85 [43rd of 119]
Electric power consumption > kWh 226,461,000,000 kWh Time series [14th of 132]
Electricity > Consumption 241,400,000,000 kWh Time series [6th of 210]
Electricity > Production 264,000,000,000 kWh Time series [15th of 210]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 93.5% Time series [88th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 5.5% Time series [25th of 223]
Gasoline prices 0.82 [95th of 141]
Natural gas > Consumption 3,100,000,000 cu m Time series [22nd of 206]
Nuclear electricity generation 12 terawatt-hours [22nd of 29]
Nuclear energy consumption 12.6 terawatt-hours [24th of 28]
Nuclear reactors operable 2 [23rd of 29]
Oil > Consumption 504,900 bbl/day Time series [14th of 212]
Oil > Exports 267,700 bbl/day Time series [37th of 184]
Oil > Production 199,100 bbl/day Time series [40th of 212]
Oil imports > Net 258,000 barrels per day [16th of 21]
Oil reserves 7,840,000 barrels [81st of 97]
Wall plugs > Voltage 230 V [82nd of 209]
Wind energy installation 16.6 MW [37th of 53]

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SOURCES: Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; ; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; ANSTO, IAEA, WNA; BP; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World Wind Energy Association

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA

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