Environment in South Africa 3,598 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 172,469 t 2024 down 14.2% 51st Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate 40.68 % change on previous year 2024 up 115.0% 27th Wood pulp — Export quantity 1.23 million t 2024 up 12.6% 14th Wood pulp — Export value 1.07 million 1000 USD 2024 up 35.2% 13th Newsprint — Export quantity 17,185 t 2024 down 53.6% 27th Veneer sheets — Export quantity 1,135 m3 2024 down 52.1% 83rd Veneer sheets — Export value 4,617 1000 USD 2024 down 32.1% 68th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,514.1% 42nd Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 up 14.5% 49th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 9.89 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 99th Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre 10.43 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 5.4% 103rd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 17.68 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 6.9% 99th Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 23.79 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 4.5% 100th Pulp for paper — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person 2024 up 22.7% 52nd Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita 0.0028 t per person 2024 up 6.2% 52nd Newsprint — Export value 14,257 1000 USD 2024 down 46.7% 25th Wood charcoal — Export value 20,159 1000 USD 2024 up 15.6% 21st Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0022 1000 USD per person 2024 up 21.9% 54th Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0027 t per person 2024 up 4.2% 54th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 17.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 129.7% 16th Pulp for paper — Export quantity 132,749 t 2024 down 29.3% 31st Pulp for paper — Export value 70,995 1000 USD 2024 down 7.7% 37th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 25.3% 51st Wood charcoal — Export quantity 44,357 t 2024 up 54.8% 17th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 6.1 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 1.8% 47th Mules and Asses — Stocks 159,009 An 2023 down 6.7% 34th Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure 3.47 million kg 2023 down 6.7% 33rd Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 3.44 million kg 2023 down 6.7% 32nd Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 687,196 kg 2023 down 6.7% 32nd Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 1.03 million kg 2023 down 6.7% 32nd Mules and Asses — Manure management 69,414 kg 2023 down 6.7% 31st Mules and Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 — 1st Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 69,414 kg 2023 down 6.7% 31st Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 13,883 kg 2023 down 6.7% 31st Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 20,824 kg 2023 down 6.7% 31st Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 599 t 2024 down 91.0% 68th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 501 1000 USD 2024 down 88.0% 67th Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 87,992 t 2024 down 26.8% 32nd Printing and writing papers — Export value 93,904 1000 USD 2024 down 24.7% 35th Pulp for paper — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 34.3% 37th Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 16.2% 38th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0.2227 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 4.6% 63rd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.2247 t per square kilometre 2023 down 11.4% 59th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 15.4% 8th Wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person 2024 up 22.0% 52nd Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0028 t per person 2024 up 5.3% 53rd Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 33.4% 41st Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.0% 42nd Watermelons — Yield 16,468 kg/ha 2024 up 5.6% 85th Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 0.0513 t per square kilometre 2023 down 67.0% 116th Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.64 kg/cap 2024 down 7.2% 57th Other fibreboard — Export quantity 3,265 m3 2024 up 151.7% 38th Other fibreboard — Export value 914 1000 USD 2024 up 6.0% 40th Wood charcoal — Import quantity 129,284 t 2024 up 43.5% 5th Wood charcoal — Import value 17,004 1000 USD 2024 up 39.4% 29th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 20,554 1000 Int$ 2024 up 47.9% 62nd Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production 72,156 t 2024 down 32.6% 30th Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.28 kg/ha 2024 up 6.1% 75th Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 83,709 t 2024 up 31.7% 27th Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 41,842 t 2024 down 5.5% 26th ← Previous Page 16 of 60 Next →