As of 2021, the total primary energy production in South Africa amounted to 5.3 quadrillion British thermal units. Coal was the source with the highest production share, 94 percent. "Renewable and other" and nuclear energy came next, with a share of roughly 2.8 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively.
Total energy production in South Africa as of 2021, by source
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Production of energy in quadrillion British thermal units
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EIA. (June 26, 2023). Total energy production in South Africa as of 2021, by source (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214201/south-africa-total-energy-production-by-source/
EIA. "Total energy production in South Africa as of 2021, by source (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214201/south-africa-total-energy-production-by-source/
EIA. (2023). Total energy production in South Africa as of 2021, by source (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214201/south-africa-total-energy-production-by-source/
EIA. "Total Energy Production in South Africa as of 2021, by Source (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214201/south-africa-total-energy-production-by-source/
EIA, Total energy production in South Africa as of 2021, by source (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214201/south-africa-total-energy-production-by-source/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total energy production in South Africa as of 2021, by source (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214201/south-africa-total-energy-production-by-source/