Country

South Africa

ZAF Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa's most industrialised economy and only G20 member on the continent; sits astride the Cape of Good Hope shipping route.

Last reviewed Sep 10, 2026

Indicators

GDP growth1.11% per year · 2025▲ 108.4% vs previous

Military expenditure0.7% of GDP · 2024▼ 7.21% vs previous

Net energy imports-12.5% of use · 2023▲ 11.6% vs previousNet exporter: exports 12.5% of what it uses

Trade openness60.9% of GDP · 2025▼ 1.19% vs previous

Population64.7Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.16% vs previous

Displaced from here3.9Kpeople · 2025▼ 36.0% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — South Africa

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

Coal
Gas
Other Fossil
Nuclear
Hydro
Wind
Solar
Other Renewables

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Period	Coal (TWh)	Other Fossil (TWh)	Nuclear (TWh)	Hydro (TWh)	Wind (TWh)	Solar (TWh)	Other Renewables (TWh)
2021-10-01	17.0	0.43	1.26	0.07	0.83	0.7	0.01
2021-11-01	16.2	0.31	1.31	0.06	0.74	0.8	0.01
2021-12-01	15.7	0.17	1.35	0.34	0.79	0.77	0.01
2022-01-01	16.5	0.16	0.96	0.43	0.74	0.78	0.01
2022-02-01	16.0	0.22	0.61	0.35	0.58	0.71	0.01
2022-03-01	17.6	0.21	0.68	0.41	0.68	0.64	0.02
2022-04-01	16.4	0.33	0.66	0.43	0.77	0.7	0.02
2022-05-01	17.9	0.33	0.68	0.34	0.65	0.66	0.02
2022-06-01	17.9	0.43	0.66	0.15	0.82	0.57	0.02
2022-07-01	17.9	0.26	0.66	0.07	0.94	0.67	0.01
2022-08-01	17.8	0.25	1	0.07	0.95	0.85	0.02
2022-09-01	15.4	0.49	0.79	0.06	0.83	0.86	0.03
2022-10-01	15.9	0.38	1.35	0.07	0.86	0.91	0.02
2022-11-01	15.3	0.2	1.21	0.34	0.93	1.04	0.02
2022-12-01	13.8	0.35	0.82	0.41	0.94	1.15	0.02
2023-01-01	14.4	0.39	0.69	0.39	0.94	1.23	0.02
2023-02-01	13.5	0.38	0.61	0.37	0.78	1.07	0.02
2023-03-01	15.7	0.3	0.69	0.35	0.97	1.09	0.02
2023-04-01	14.6	0.47	0.6	0.22	0.76	1.02	0.02
2023-05-01	15.7	0.72	0.69	0.07	0.77	0.86	0.02
2023-06-01	16.5	0.4	0.63	0.13	1.2	0.82	0.03
2023-07-01	16.6	0.53	0.66	0.07	1.04	0.9	0.03
2023-08-01	16.2	0.37	0.68	0.07	1.1	1.14	0.02
2023-09-01	14.9	0.37	0.66	0.07	1.03	1.27	0.01
2023-10-01	16.1	0.36	0.67	0.08	1.06	1.48	0.02
2023-11-01	14.5	0.73	0.73	0.08	0.92	1.51	0.01
2023-12-01	14.6	0.23	0.83	0.09	1.04	1.5	0.01
2024-01-01	14.2	0.37	0.68	0.36	0.95	1.57	0.01
2024-02-01	13.7	0.47	0.65	0.11	0.88	1.57	0.01
2024-03-01	15.6	0.48	0.7	0.09	0.81	1.46	0.01
2024-04-01	15.7	0.22	0.67	0.07	0.91	1.18	0.02
2024-05-01	17.1	0.13	0.7	0.05	0.79	1.13	0.02
2024-06-01	18.0	0.3	0.64	0.03	0.86	0.98	0.02
2024-07-01	18.6	0.1	0.68	0.07	0.97	1.15	0.02
2024-08-01	17.6	0.11	0.69	0.04	1.08	1.37	0.03
2024-09-01	16.6	0.42	0.35	0.06	1	1.46	0.03
2024-10-01	16.6	0.14	0.7	0.07	1.05	1.79	0.02
2024-11-01	16.1	0.18	0.67	0.06	0.91	1.82	0.02
2024-12-01	15.0	0.42	0.67	0.06	0.92	1.9	0.02
2025-01-01	14.6	0.48	1.26	0.06	0.95	1.87	0.02
2025-02-01	13.8	0.49	0.86	0.06	0.83	1.43	0.02
2025-03-01	16.0	0.69	0.52	0.09	0.72	1.39	0.02
2025-04-01	15.4	0.46	0.68	0.38	0.71	1.16	0
2025-05-01	16.9	0.28	0.7	0.25	0.98	1.29	0.01
2025-06-01	17.1	0.28	0.68	0.17	1.11	1.18	0.03
2025-07-01	17.7	0.2	0.7	0.09	1.14	1.23	0.03
2025-08-01	17.0	0.12	0.7	0.07	0.88	1.48	0.03
2025-09-01	15.6	0.07	0.67	0.06	0.91	1.51	0.03
2025-10-01	15.4	0.09	0.7	0.07	1.05	1.96	0.03
2025-11-01	13.9	0.09	1.33	0.13	0.99	1.84	0.03
2025-12-01	12.3	0.1	1.41	0.37	1.08	2.22	0.02
2026-01-01	13.0	0.09	1.39	0.15	1.05	2.36	0.03
2026-02-01	12.6	0.09	1.27	0.26	0.88	1.72	0.03
2026-03-01	13.7	0.1	1.39	0.42	0.86	1.58	0.03

Source: Ember · retrieved 31 Aug 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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