Environment in South Africa 3,621 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 3.15 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 44.7% 120th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 38,372 t 2024 up 15,092.2% 12th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 9,800 1000 USD 2024 up 3,192.6% 17th PK compounds — Import value 1,964 1000 USD 2024 up 5,566.0% 37th PK compounds — Import quantity 1,529 t 2024 up 4,577.3% 36th Sodium nitrate — Import value 1,618 1000 USD 2024 down 86.0% 23rd Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 1,352 t 2024 down 86.7% 25th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 22,521 million SLC 2023 up 117.0% 56th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1,221 million USD 2023 up 13.6% 32nd Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1,172 million USD 2023 up 29.6% 32nd Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 53,374 1000 USD 2024 up 16.4% 12th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 24.85 1000 ha 2024 up 27.4% 96th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % 2024 up 50.0% 165th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 69,682 t 2024 down 11.2% 8th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 720.2 t 2024 down 59.3% 55th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 464.77 1000 USD 2024 down 36.2% 49th Watermelons — Production, per square kilometre 0.0525 t per square kilometre 2023 down 6.7% 86th Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0032 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 11.9% 85th Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 1.06 t per square kilometre 2023 up 9.8% 58th Phosphate rock — Import value 6,184 1000 USD 2024 up 7,996.1% 37th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1.61 % 2023 down 2.4% 85th Phosphate rock — Import quantity 36,373 t 2024 up 21,279.4% 36th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 234,710 t 2024 down 12.1% 7th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 132,711 1000 USD 2024 down 2.1% 4th Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 324 1000 USD 2024 up 63.6% 98th Forest rents 0.6% 2021 up 42.2% 68th Water withdrawals per capita 330.15 cubic meters per person 2023 up 16.5% 79th Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 1,116 t 2024 down 95.5% 52nd Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 595.26 1000 USD 2024 down 90.6% 50th Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 1.08 million t 2024 down 9.1% 34th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 17.1 2022 down 20.6% 105th Exported deforestation 570.79 hectares 2023 down 10.8% 61st Imported deforestation 6,859 hectares 2023 down 77.1% 40th Deforestation embedded in trade 6,288 hectares 2023 down 78.6% 29th Consumption-based deforestation per person 1.87 square meters 2023 down 70.8% 120th Dissolving wood pulp — Production 1.07 million t 2024 up 15.5% 5th Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 1.8 % 2021 up 28.6% 65th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.6303 Percentage of GDP 2021 up 42.2% 57th Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 248.5 Square kilometres 2024 up 27.4% 66th Industrial water withdrawal 4.73 billion cubic meters 2023 up 191.3% 19th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 21,212 1000 USD 2024 up 19.6% 56th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 147,645 1000 USD 2024 up 31.6% 15th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 13,083 t 2024 up 4.3% 20th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 65 t 2016 down 78.6% 69th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 43 1000 USD 2016 down 68.1% 72nd Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 52,090 t 2024 up 61.7% 10th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 199,982 1000 USD 2024 up 12.1% 17th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 8,140 t 2024 up 60.5% 46th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 42,728 1000 USD 2024 up 120.4% 35th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 9,393 t 2024 down 9.3% 33rd Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 69,617 1000 USD 2024 down 2.2% 34th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 60.67 Patents 2023 down 40.1% 33rd Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 529 1000 USD 2024 down 62.9% 66th 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 1,453 1000 ha 2024 up 13.9% 33rd Watermelons — Gross Production Value 203,374 1000 SLC 2024 up 47.9% 44th Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 11.11 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 229.7% 88th Case materials — Production 960,000 t 2024 down 16.8% 28th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 51,221 t 2016 up 775.9% 7th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 28,927 1000 USD 2016 up 666.9% 7th Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 566.42 t 2024 down 83.4% 21st ← Previous Page 24 of 61 Next →