South Africa - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in South Africa was 86.79 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 90.51 in 1982, while its lowest value was 84.24 in 2000.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

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 89.64
1972 89.18
1973 89.42
1974 89.16
1975 88.78
1976 89.22
1977 89.02
1978 89.07
1979 88.74
1980 89.03
1981 89.88
1982 90.51
1983 90.27
1984 89.35
1985 88.78
1986 88.04
1987 88.56
1988 87.17
1989 85.76
1990 86.16
1991 86.27
1992 85.15
1993 86.65
1994 86.15
1995 86.30
1996 84.99
1997 84.91
1998 84.46
1999 84.65
2000 84.24
2001 85.68
2002 84.90
2003 86.02
2004 86.99
2005 87.16
2006 87.11
2007 87.72
2008 88.15
2009 87.68
2010 87.46
2011 87.04
2012 87.16
2013 86.58
2014 86.79

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use