Environment in South Africa 3,598 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 137,973 Square kilometres 2023 down 2.6% 42nd Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0953 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 37.6% 59th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1055 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.5% 60th Land use hidden — Forest 169,409 Square kilometres 2023 down 2.1% 38th Land use hidden — Planted Forest 31,436 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 16th Wood residues — Import quantity 1,015 m3 2024 up 91.5% 61st Wood residues — Import value 80 1000 USD 2024 down 74.1% 76th Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 124.33 2024 up 47.9% 34th Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 109.95 2024 up 28.5% 43rd Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.2532 m3 per person 2024 down 4.5% 47th Charcoal — Energy consumption 10,383 TJ 2024 down 30.0% 34th Annual freshwater withdrawals 21.11 billion billion cubic meters 2022 up 38.1% 35th Pulp for paper — Production 852,000 t 2024 down 42.6% 27th Graphic papers — Production 378,756 t 2024 down 47.3% 33rd Household and sanitary papers — Production 265,785 t 2024 up 10.6% 26th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1477 m3 per person 2024 up 1.8% 36th Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.5% 41st Wood residues — Export quantity 2,282 m3 2024 down 52.1% 56th Wood residues — Export value 675 1000 USD 2024 down 42.8% 42nd Wood fuel — Export quantity 446,642 m3 2024 up 10,291.9% 5th Wood fuel — Export value 15,473 1000 USD 2024 up 2,344.4% 11th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.4% 46th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 67.6 2022 up 38.1% 26th Printing and writing papers — Production 308,728 t 2024 down 37.6% 30th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 28,799 m3 2024 up 365.2% 50th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 7,054 1000 USD 2024 up 87.4% 44th Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 17.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 down 20.6% 105th Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.7% 54th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 12,387 m3 2024 up 5,530.4% 69th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 1,572 1000 USD 2024 up 1,666.3% 70th Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 12,387 m3 2024 up 5,530.4% 69th Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 1,572 1000 USD 2024 up 1,666.3% 70th Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per capita 0.083 m3 per person 2024 down 1.4% 61st Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 1.63 million m3 2024 down 18.2% 11th Wood chips and particles — Export value 185,300 1000 USD 2024 up 5.7% 9th Other industrial roundwood, coniferous (production) — Production 156,549 m3 2024 up 57.3% 33rd Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0018 m3 per person 2024 down 69.7% 111th Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 7.9% 59th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 6,442 1000 USD 2024 up 78.5% 46th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 26,694 m3 2024 up 375.7% 45th Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 13.36 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 3.8% 57th Household and sanitary papers — Export quantity 15,762 t 2024 up 66.2% 38th Household and sanitary papers — Export value 20,392 1000 USD 2024 up 82.3% 40th Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 66.9% 113th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 194,025 m3 2024 up 12.4% 33rd Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 94,327 m3 2024 up 3,805.9% 33rd Wood chips and particles — Import value 2,476 1000 USD 2024 up 170.0% 47th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 25,213 1000 USD 2024 up 117.7% 40th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square 7.79 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 17.1% 59th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 100th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 99.1% 94th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production 36,000 t 2024 down 49.3% 25th Particle board — Import quantity 21,020 m3 2024 down 43.2% 96th Particle board — Import value 8,770 1000 USD 2024 up 11.8% 90th Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 17.4% 2022 down 35.9% 99th Other industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0142 m3 per person 2024 down 39.5% 63rd Inland waters — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 down 13.1% 103rd Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.0% 87th Other industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.9% 58th Wood pulp — Production 1.88 million t 2024 down 19.4% 18th ← Previous Page 18 of 60 Next →