South Africa Wind Power: Generation, Share and Trend
South Africa generated 11.3 TWh of electricity from wind in 2025, 4.7% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 29th largest wind power producer in 2025 of the 111 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Wind supplied 8.5% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through June 2026; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
South Africa generated 11.3 TWh of electricity from wind in 2025.
Wind supplied 4.7% of South Africa's electricity in 2025.
South Africa was the 29th largest wind power producer in 2025 among the 111 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
South Africa's wind generation in 2025 was 77% higher than in 2020, when it was 6.41 TWh.
South Africa's wind generation in 2025 was 269% higher than in 2015, when it was 3.07 TWh.
South Africa's wind generation peaked at 11.6 TWh in 2023.
South Africa's wind share in 2025 was below the world share of 8.5%.
South Africa had 4.33 GW of wind generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Wind generation
11.3 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of South Africa's electricity
4.7%
2025 · Ember
World share of wind
8.5%
2025 · Ember
Rank by wind generation (each country's latest year)
29 of 111
2025 · Ember
Wind capacity
4.33 GW
2025 · Ember
Wind Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Wind
South Africa's electricity generation from wind each year from 2000 to 2025, in TWh. It was 11.3 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
South Africa wind electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Wind
2000
0 TWh
2001
0 TWh
2002
0 TWh
2003
10.0 GWh
2004
10.0 GWh
2005
10.0 GWh
2006
10.0 GWh
2007
10.0 GWh
2008
20.0 GWh
2009
30.0 GWh
2010
30.0 GWh
2011
40.0 GWh
2012
40.0 GWh
2013
40.0 GWh
2014
1.07 TWh
2015
3.07 TWh
2016
4.21 TWh
2017
7.02 TWh
2018
6.41 TWh
2019
6.63 TWh
2020
6.41 TWh
2021
8.65 TWh
2022
9.70 TWh
2023
11.6 TWh
2024
11.1 TWh
2025
11.3 TWh
South AfricaWorld
The share of South Africa's electricity generated from wind, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 4.7%, against 8.5% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of South Africa's electricity from wind and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Wind Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through June 2026
Wind
South Africa generated 870 GWh of electricity from wind in June 2026, against 1.11 TWh in June 2025.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, TWh
South Africa monthly wind electricity generation, July 2024 to June 2026
Month
Wind
2024-07
970 GWh
2024-08
1.08 TWh
2024-09
1.00 TWh
2024-10
1.05 TWh
2024-11
910 GWh
2024-12
920 GWh
2025-01
950 GWh
2025-02
830 GWh
2025-03
720 GWh
2025-04
710 GWh
2025-05
980 GWh
2025-06
1.11 TWh
2025-07
1.14 TWh
2025-08
880 GWh
2025-09
910 GWh
2025-10
1.05 TWh
2025-11
990 GWh
2025-12
1.08 TWh
2026-01
1.05 TWh
2026-02
880 GWh
2026-03
860 GWh
2026-04
980 GWh
2026-05
700 GWh
2026-06
870 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of June 2026. Monthly figures for South Africa can differ slightly from the annual totals.