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South Africa - Energy Use per Capita 2016

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Energy use per capita · World Bank

2,312 +55 from 2015 Global rank: 97th

South Africa's energy use per capita was 2,312 in 2016, increased +55 from 2,257 in 2015. This was the 97th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Energy Use per Capita by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	South Sudan	71	-7.3%
2nd	Yemen, Republic of	83	-30.5%
3rd	Niger	147	-0.9%
4th	Chad	213	-1.9%
5th	Bangladesh	256	7.7%
6th	Burkina Faso	272	-2.7%
7th	Eritrea	277	2.1%
8th	Senegal	287	-3.3%
9th	Madagascar	293	6.5%
10th	Tajikistan	327	2.5%
11th	Ghana	328	-0.4%
12th	Nigeria	331	3.5%
13th	Rwanda	348	-0.7%
14th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	355	-1.0%
15th	Myanmar	376	6.4%
16th	Mozambique	381	-1.1%
17th	Côte d'Ivoire	392	2.0%
18th	Cameroon	400	-0.7%
19th	Haiti	409	2.1%
20th	Benin	409	7.8%
21st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	409	9.8%
22nd	Cambodia	413	8.7%
23rd	Tanzania	416	-0.8%
24th	Togo	423	5.5%
25th	Zimbabwe	423	-6.7%
26th	Pakistan	447	2.2%
27th	Sudan	448	-3.2%
28th	Nepal	458	7.5%
29th	Angola	463	-10.5%
30th	Uganda	474	0.6%
31st	Philippines	521	4.4%
32nd	Syrian Arab Republic	530	-5.4%
33rd	Kenya	533	0.6%
34th	Sri Lanka	543	8.2%
35th	Morocco	558	-1.0%
36th	Congo, Republic of	561	1.6%
37th	Honduras	616	-6.5%
38th	Kyrgyz Republic	624	-5.3%
39th	Nicaragua	627	2.4%
40th	India	627	0.8%
41st	Zambia	684	-0.4%
42nd	El Salvador	687	1.9%
43rd	Indonesia	719	2.9%
44th	Viet Nam	739	8.7%
45th	Lao PDR	754	25.2%
46th	Namibia	759	5.9%
47th	Peru	764	2.8%
48th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	779	4.0%
49th	Guatemala	834	5.9%
50th	Albania	841	4.6%
51st	Dominican Republic	843	5.6%
52nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	873	7.6%
53rd	Ecuador	886	-5.5%
54th	Jordan	888	-1.8%
55th	Colombia	911	2.7%
56th	Tunisia	955	0.2%
57th	Cuba	960	-1.8%
58th	Jamaica	999	10.6%
59th	Costa Rica	1,001	-2.3%
60th	Eswatini	1,035	-1.0%
61st	Armenia	1,043	-3.8%
62nd	Panama	1,046	2.0%
63rd	Paraguay	1,073	15.9%
64th	Iraq	1,077	7.8%
65th	Mauritius	1,136	0.0%
66th	Uzbekistan	1,210	3.8%
67th	Botswana	1,245	-4.8%
68th	Georgia	1,300	3.3%
69th	Malta	1,312	-9.5%
70th	Lebanon	1,356	5.6%
71st	Moldova	1,356	3.7%
72nd	Algeria	1,371	-3.1%
73rd	North Macedonia	1,408	1.5%
74th	Brazil	1,415	-4.5%
75th	Azerbaijan	1,481	-2.0%
76th	Equatorial Guinea	1,510	13.6%
77th	Mexico	1,525	-0.9%
78th	Uruguay	1,551	4.0%
79th	Montenegro	1,552	-3.0%
80th	Mongolia	1,588	4.7%
81st	Romania	1,605	0.4%
82nd	Türkiye	1,725	4.7%
83rd	Suriname	1,729	9.6%
84th	Cyprus	1,762	5.0%
85th	Argentina	1,890	-1.6%
86th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,945	10.8%
87th	Thailand	1,985	2.7%
88th	Ukraine	2,008	-1.0%
89th	Croatia	2,057	1.9%
90th	Chile	2,070	5.2%
91st	Hong Kong SAR, China	2,082	2.5%
92nd	Greece	2,109	-1.8%
93rd	Portugal	2,111	-0.5%
94th	China	2,149	-1.2%
95th	Serbia	2,166	4.1%
96th	Latvia	2,172	0.8%
97th	South Africa	2,312	2.4%
98th	Gabon	2,489	-2.4%
99th	Lithuania	2,505	3.5%
100th	Italy	2,511	-0.9%
101st	Spain	2,563	0.4%
102nd	Israel	2,569	-1.5%
103rd	Bulgaria	2,607	-1.2%
104th	Hungary	2,613	1.6%
105th	Poland	2,615	4.7%
106th	Belarus	2,639	-0.8%
107th	United Kingdom	2,697	-2.8%
108th	Malaysia	2,759	1.9%
109th	Switzerland	2,820	-3.7%
110th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2,861	4.5%
111th	Denmark	2,891	1.5%
112th	Ireland	2,932	3.8%
113th	Libya	3,119	-3.5%
114th	Slovak Republic	3,160	0.9%
115th	European Union	3,194	0.6%
116th	Slovenia	3,297	3.2%
117th	Japan	3,371	-0.9%
118th	Kazakhstan	3,389	11.1%
119th	Turkmenistan	3,590	-3.6%
120th	France	3,718	-2.1%
121st	Germany	3,765	-0.4%
122nd	Austria	3,797	0.0%
123rd	Czechia	3,928	-1.4%
124th	New Zealand	4,266	-3.5%
125th	Netherlands	4,352	1.3%
126th	Estonia	4,579	23.9%
127th	Sweden	4,859	6.2%
128th	Belgium	4,904	5.2%
129th	Russian Federation	4,918	2.8%
130th	Australia	5,217	-1.9%
131st	Norway	5,369	8.9%
132nd	Korea	5,391	2.9%
133rd	Singapore	5,449	3.9%
134th	Oman	5,557	-7.8%
135th	Finland	6,121	3.4%
136th	Luxembourg	6,343	-3.1%
137th	Gibraltar	6,577	3.5%
138th	United States	6,663	-1.9%
139th	Brunei Darussalam	7,008	8.9%
140th	Saudi Arabia	7,522	-3.4%
141st	Canada	7,945	3.3%
142nd	Kuwait	9,685	-0.5%
143rd	Bahrain	9,879	-5.1%
144th	United Arab Emirates	10,356	2.1%
145th	Trinidad and Tobago	12,251	-12.8%
146th	Curaçao	12,894	-15.0%
147th	Qatar	15,179	-7.6%
148th	Iceland	15,701	-7.2%

FAQ

What was South Africa's energy use per capita in 2016?▾

South Africa's energy use per capita in 2016 was 2,312. This ranked 97th globally.

How did South Africa's energy use per capita change in 2016?▾

South Africa's energy use per capita increased by 2.4% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest energy use per capita in 2016?▾

Iceland had the highest energy use per capita in 2016 at 15,701.

What is the energy use per capita of South Africa in 2016?▾

The energy use per capita of South Africa in 2016 was 2,312. This ranked 97th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for South Africa's energy use per capita?▾

South Africa's energy use per capita went from 2,257 in 2015 to 2,312 in 2016, a 2.4% increase.

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