South Africa Electricity Stats

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Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other transportation per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > KWh: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants."
Production > KWh > Per capita: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants." Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production from coal sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
Production from coal sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Solar > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Consumption	234.2 billion kWh	2012	3rd out of 23
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Consumption > Per capita	5,486.63 kWh per capita	2007	31st out of 155
Consumption by chemical industry	10.08 billion kWh	2005	14th out of 67
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	323.62 kWh per capita	2005	19th out of 73
Consumption by households	36.97 billion kWh	2005	19th out of 188
Consumption by households > Per capita	788.47 kWh per capita	2005	70th out of 187
Consumption by households and other consumers	83 billion kWh	2005	16th out of 201
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,770.21 kWh per capita	2005	64th out of 200
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,758.57 kWh	2005	55th out of 183
Consumption by households per capita	783.29 kWh	2005	60th out of 174
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,343.02 kWh per capita	2005	28th out of 164
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,327.62 kWh	2005	25th out of 157
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	455.17 kWh per capita	2005	13th out of 63
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	452.18 kWh	2005	12th out of 62
Consumption by other transportation per capita	45.85 kWh	2005	13th out of 40
Consumption by petroleum refineries	7.84 billion kWh	2005	6th out of 50
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	167.27 kWh per capita	2005	8th out of 49
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	166.17 kWh	2005	9th out of 48
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	81.76 kWh per capita	1992	7th out of 69
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	88.79 kWh per capita	2005	11th out of 27
Consumption in agriculture	5.52 billion kWh	2005	13th out of 94
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	117.73 kWh per capita	2005	30th out of 93
Consumption in agriculture per capita	116.95 kWh	2005	29th out of 91
Consumption in rail transport	3.28 billion kWh	2005	11th out of 64
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	69.95 kWh per capita	2005	23th out of 63
Consumption per capita	5,002.35 kWh	2007	32nd out of 146
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	15.28 billion kWh	2005	21st out of 178
Energy balance requirement	13.2 billion kWh	2005	41st out of 154
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	281.56 kWh per capita	2005	79th out of 153
Exports	15.04 billion kWh	2012	12th out of 156
From fossil fuels	90.8% of total installed capacity	2010	66th out of 184
From nuclear fuels	4.1% of total installed capacity	2010	18th out of 183
From other renewable sources	0.5% of total installed capacity	2010	71st out of 184
Gross inland availability > Per capita	4,878.86 kWh per capita	2005	55th out of 209
Hydro > Production	4.2 billion kWh	2005	61st out of 146
Hydro > Production > Per capita	89.55 kWh per capita	2005	98th out of 145
Hydro > Production > Public	4.01 billion kWh	2005	61st out of 144
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	4.05 kWh	2005	29th out of 48
Hydro > Production per capita	88.96 kWh	2005	94th out of 141
Imports	11.89 billion kWh	2011	5th out of 43
Imports > Per capita	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people	2008	20th out of 124
Installed generating capacity	44.26 million kW	2010	17th out of 186
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	885.35 kW	2010	72nd out of 184
Net > Production	231.1 billion kWh	2005	13th out of 210
Net > Production per capita	4,896.43 kWh	2005	47th out of 189
Net inland availability	198.31 billion kWh	2005	14th out of 201
Net inland availability > Per capita	4,229.34 kWh per capita	2005	56th out of 200
Nuclear > Production	11.29 billion kWh	2005	20th out of 29
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	240.85 kWh per capita	2005	23th out of 29
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	240.85 kWh per capita	2005	23th out of 29
Power plant capacity > Public solar	6,000 kW	2005	7th out of 17
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita	0.128 kW per 1,000 people	2005	14th out of 17
Power plant capacity > Public wind	10,000 kW	2005	31st out of 41
Production	257.9 billion kWh	2012	4th out of 27
Production > KWh	260.5 billion	2007	14th out of 129
Production > KWh > Per capita	4,987.37 per capita	1996	34th out of 70
Production > Per capita	6,000.3 kWh per capita	2007	41st out of 176
Production by source > Fossil fuel	93.5%	2003	88th out of 222
Production by source > Hydro	1.1%	2003	132nd out of 222
Production by source > Nuclear	5.5%	2003	25th out of 222
Production from coal sources > % of total	93.23%	2004	3rd out of 64
Production from coal sources > Kwh	225.79 billion kWh	2004	6th out of 64
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	2.2 billion kWh	2004	76th out of 115
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	47.23 kWh	2004	90th out of 114
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	4 million kWh	2004	91st out of 92
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	0.0857 kWh	2004	92nd out of 92
Production from oil sources > Kwh	391 million kWh	1995	90th out of 123
Production per capita	5,470.68 kWh	2007	42nd out of 167
Solar > Production > Public	21 million kWh	2005	3rd out of 14
Solar > Production > Public per capita	0.445 kWh	2005	8th out of 14
Station use and station loss per capita	292.72 kWh	2005	37th out of 162
Thermal > Production	229.38 billion kWh	2005	10th out of 208
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,891.96 kWh per capita	2005	42nd out of 207
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	11.54 billion kWh	2005	17th out of 130
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	246.22 kWh per capita	2005	40th out of 130
Thermal > Production per capita	4,859.8 kWh	2005	35th out of 187
Total > Production > Public	233.18 billion kWh	2005	13th out of 210
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	4,973.19 kWh per capita	2005	53th out of 209
Total > Production > Self-producer	11.74 billion kWh	2005	17th out of 135
Wind > Production	32 million kWh	2005	32nd out of 48

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics \xA9 OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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Hydro 9	Production from natural gas sources 3
Net 3	Production from oil sources 4
Nuclear 6	Thermal 9
Power plant capacity 9	Total 6
Production by source 4	Wind 5

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