South Africa - Alternative and nuclear energy

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in South Africa was 2.66 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 3.39 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1971.

Definition: Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.02
1972 0.16
1973 0.17
1974 0.19
1975 0.18
1976 0.29
1977 0.29
1978 0.27
1979 0.16
1980 0.13
1981 0.20
1982 0.11
1983 0.06
1984 1.24
1985 1.67
1986 2.70
1987 1.87
1988 3.10
1989 3.37
1990 2.50
1991 2.66
1992 2.79
1993 2.00
1994 2.65
1995 2.88
1996 2.99
1997 3.17
1998 3.39
1999 3.11
2000 3.18
2001 2.62
2002 3.01
2003 2.86
2004 2.78
2005 2.38
2006 2.22
2007 2.22
2008 2.40
2009 2.43
2010 2.37
2011 2.64
2012 2.35
2013 2.77
2014 2.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use