Environment in South Africa 3,598 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person 2024 up 9.2% 33rd Fibreboard — Export quantity 52,385 m3 2024 up 105.2% 49th Fibreboard — Export value 23,086 1000 USD 2024 up 16.7% 53rd Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -8.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 250.6% 119th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1157 m3 per person 2024 down 3.9% 44th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 0.7551 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.0% 91st Forest land — Area 22,881 1000 ha 2025 up 4.0% 33rd Naturally regenerating forest — Area 20,458 1000 ha 2025 up 3.7% 35th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 89.41 % 2025 down 0.3% 152nd Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 19.8% 51st Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate 58.37 % change on previous year 2024 up 209.6% 49th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 2,136 t 2024 down 24.1% 47th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 9,353 1000 USD 2024 up 30.7% 48th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 535,215 m3 2024 up 290.7% 31st Other fibreboard — Import quantity 10,778 m3 2024 down 75.2% 45th Other fibreboard — Import value 2,159 1000 USD 2024 down 91.7% 58th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 42nd Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0336 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 42.9% 115th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1014 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 5.0% 102nd Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 53,157 1000 USD 2024 up 57.4% 40th Planted Forest — Area 2,423 1000 ha 2025 up 6.4% 29th Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 10.59 % 2025 up 2.3% 92nd Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 1.98 million m3 2024 up 14.3% 33rd Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0599 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 362.3% 53rd Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.3545 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 118.0% 47th Total fibre furnish — Export value 104,969 1000 USD 2024 up 22.7% 39th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 176.3% 57th Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 338,474 t 2024 up 39.2% 41st Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 29,587 t 2024 up 55.7% 32nd Wood charcoal — Production, per capita 0.001 t per person 2024 down 71.4% 108th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.0% 78th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0102 m3 per person 2024 up 2,289.3% 53rd Wood fuel — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.0% 81st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.6% 72nd Roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.5% 74th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 0.1704 t per square kilometre 2023 up 49.8% 68th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.193 t per square kilometre 2023 up 13.1% 68th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square 0.3448 t per square kilometre 2023 up 56.1% 44th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square 0.1144 t per square kilometre 2023 up 110.9% 87th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 0.4765 t per square kilometre 2023 up 43.1% 75th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.4765 t per square kilometre 2023 up 49.9% 71st Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.5% 27th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.1% 33rd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.8% 27th Emissions of air pollutants 1.86 million tonnes 2022 down 18.6% 11th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.1% 35th Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 33rd Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0998 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 34.6% 70th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1387 t per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 69th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0025 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 80.0% 122nd Graphic papers — Export quantity 105,177 t 2024 down 33.1% 34th Graphic papers — Export value 108,161 1000 USD 2024 down 28.6% 36th Veneer sheets — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 62.6% 95th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0.3174 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 8.1% 63rd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.3113 t per square kilometre 2023 down 15.6% 64th Chemical wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate 27.65 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.3% 34th Wood-based panels — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0727 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 114.2% 70th Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.267 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 264.3% 62nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.1298 t per square kilometre 2023 up 4.5% 53rd Heat Index 35 0.03 2024 up 200.0% 114th ← Previous Page 15 of 60 Next →