Oman vs South Africa: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Oman
0.9222 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
1.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Oman rank
61st
South Africa rank
60th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Oman
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.9222 kilowatt-hours per person in Oman, a difference of 0.0978 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 60th of 79 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0014 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0014 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0422 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0422 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4136 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4136 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7551 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7551 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8066 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8066 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0015 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8647 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8632 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.409 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9087 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4997 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Oman or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.9222 kilowatt-hours per person in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Oman and South Africa?
- 0.0978 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Oman and South Africa rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Oman ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 60th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.