South Africa - Electricity Generation

Since 2014, South Africa Electricity Generation increased 0.2% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 18 among other countries in Electricity Generation at 252,368 Terawatthours. South Africa is overtaken by Australia, which was ranked number 17 with 263,731 Terawatthours and is followed by Poland at 171,438 Terawatthours. China topped the ranking with 6,946,382 Terawatthours in 2019, a growth of 3.5% compared to 2018. United States, India and Russia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Latvia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +7.8% per year, while Luxembourg was the worst growing country at -20.1% per year.

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Date Terawatthours
2019 252,368.00
2018 251,443.00
2017 250,498.00
2016 249,453.00
2015 246,736.00
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How does South Africa rank in Electricity Generation?

# 44 Countries Terawatthours Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
6,946,382.00 2019 +3.5 % +4.2 % View data
2 #2
United States
4,279,609.00 2019 +0.2 % -0.2 % View data
17 #17
Australia
263,731.00 2019 +0.8 % +1.3 % View data
18 #18
South Africa
252,368.00 2019 +0.4 % +0.2 % View data
19 #19
Poland
171,438.00 2019 +0.7 % +1.6 % View data
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