Electricity Demand in 🇿🇦 South Africa

South Africa's electricity demand is a dynamic and vital component of its energy landscape. It reflects the nation's growing need for electrical power to support various sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation. Over the years, South Africa has witnessed significant shifts in electricity demand due to various factors such as population growth, urbanization, and technological advancements.

  • In 2021, South Africa's electricity demand increased by 0.43%
  • In total, South Africa used 219.06 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Demand increased with a total of 0.93 MWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, South Africa's demand for electricity has increased with 10.42%

Electricity Demand in South Africa (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021 the electricity demand in South Africa has grown from 198.38 TW to 219.06 TW, an increase of consumed Terawatt hours by 10.42% in a 21 year time period.

Year TW YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 198.38 %
2001 196.79 -1.59 -0.8%
2002 204.22 7.43 3.78%
2003 214.72 10.5 5.14%
2004 223.01 8.29 3.86%
2005 225.0 1.99 0.89%
2006 232.79 7.79 3.46%
2007 243.66 10.87 4.67%
2008 237.13 -6.53 -2.68%
2009 229.84 -7.29 -3.07%
2010 240.51 10.67 4.64%
2011 241.42 0.91 0.38%
2012 235.87 -5.55 -2.3%
2013 234.01 -1.86 -0.79%
2014 233.9 -0.11 -0.05%
2015 230.39 -3.51 -1.5%
2016 230.0 -0.39 -0.17%
2017 231.27 1.27 0.55%
2018 232.33 1.06 0.46%
2019 229.39 -2.94 -1.27%
2020 218.13 -11.26 -4.91%
2021 219.06 0.93 0.43%

Electricity Demand vs Electricity Consumption

It's important to not conflate the two, electircity demnad represents how much electricity an entity, country or region need in a moment of time. While electricity consumption represents how much electricity is used over a period of time. Electricity demand is measured in kilowatt (kW) while electricity consumption is measured as kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

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Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

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