South Africa - GDP Energy Intensity (in Primary Energy)

Since 2014, South Africa GDP Energy Intensity (in Primary Energy) was down by 1.6% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 24 comparing other countries in GDP Energy Intensity (in Primary Energy) at 8.34 Megajoules Per US Dollar PPP = 2011. South Africa is overtaken by Papua New Guinea, which was ranked number 23 with 8.39 Megajoules Per US Dollar PPP = 2011 and is followed by Uganda at 8.26 Megajoules Per US Dollar PPP = 2011. Somalia topped the ranking with 40.07 Megajoules Per US Dollar PPP = 2011 in 2014, a fall of 2% compared to 2013. Liberia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Trinidad and Tobago respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Laos recorded the best 5 years average growth at +14.2% per year, while Uzbekistan was the worst growing country at -12.7% per year.

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Date Megajoules Per US Dollar PPP = 2011
2019 8.34
2018 8.44
2017 8.54
2016 8.64
2015 8.70
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How does South Africa rank in GDP Energy Intensity (in Primary Energy)?

# 190 Countries Megajoules Per US Dollar PPP = 2011 Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Somalia
40.07 2014 -2.0 % -1.5 % View data
2 #2
Liberia
24.50 2019 -0.8 % +0.4 % View data
23 #23
Papua New Guinea
8.39 2019 -1.3 % +1.1 % View data
24 #24
South Africa
8.34 2019 -1.2 % -1.6 % View data
25 #25
Uganda
8.26 2019 -1.4 % +3.3 % View data
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