South Africa Energy - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 94% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 95% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 92% (2019)

Electricity - production

234.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - consumption

207.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - exports

16.55 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - imports

10.56 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

50.02 million kW (2016 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

10% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Crude oil - production

1,600 bbl/day (2018 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - imports

404,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

15 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

487,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

621,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

105,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

195,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Natural gas - production

906.1 million cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - consumption

5.069 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - imports

4.162 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

572.3 million Mt (2017 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.