South Africa Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
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.
- South Africa coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 92.71%, a 0.39% decline from 2014.
- South Africa coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 93.10%, a 0.64% decline from 2013.
- South Africa coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 93.74%, a 0.89% decline from 2012.
- South Africa coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 94.63%, a 0.83% increase from 2011.
| South Africa Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
92.71% |
-0.39% |
| 2014 |
93.10% |
-0.64% |
| 2013 |
93.74% |
-0.89% |
| 2012 |
94.63% |
0.83% |
| 2011 |
93.80% |
-0.46% |
| 2010 |
94.26% |
0.16% |
| 2009 |
94.10% |
-0.17% |
| 2008 |
94.27% |
-0.50% |
| 2007 |
94.77% |
0.06% |
| 2006 |
94.71% |
0.07% |
| 2005 |
94.64% |
0.69% |
| 2004 |
93.94% |
-0.16% |
| 2003 |
94.10% |
0.80% |
| 2002 |
93.30% |
-0.45% |
| 2001 |
93.75% |
0.68% |
| 2000 |
93.06% |
-0.07% |
| 1999 |
93.13% |
0.74% |
| 1998 |
92.40% |
-0.44% |
| 1997 |
92.84% |
-0.57% |
| 1996 |
93.41% |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
93.41% |
-0.45% |
| 1994 |
93.86% |
-1.87% |
| 1993 |
95.73% |
1.75% |
| 1992 |
93.98% |
0.66% |
| 1991 |
93.32% |
-0.96% |
| 1990 |
94.28% |
2.82% |
| 1989 |
91.46% |
0.21% |
| 1988 |
91.26% |
-3.55% |
| 1987 |
94.80% |
1.95% |
| 1986 |
92.85% |
-2.92% |
| 1985 |
95.77% |
-0.88% |
| 1984 |
96.65% |
-2.83% |
| 1983 |
99.47% |
0.35% |
| 1982 |
99.13% |
0.61% |
| 1981 |
98.52% |
-0.44% |
| 1980 |
98.96% |
0.26% |
| 1979 |
98.71% |
0.98% |
| 1978 |
97.73% |
0.16% |
| 1977 |
97.56% |
-0.04% |
| 1976 |
97.60% |
-0.91% |
| 1975 |
98.50% |
0.13% |
| 1974 |
98.37% |
-0.10% |
| 1973 |
98.47% |
-0.13% |
| 1972 |
98.60% |
-1.20% |
| 1971 |
99.80% |
-1.20% |
