Environment in South Africa 3,621 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Hazardous pesticides — Import value 4,451 1000 USD 2024 down 82.2% 13th Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 9.99 million m3 2024 up 14.1% 21st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 96,341 Hectares 2020 down 0.6% 13th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 12,000 Hectares 2020 down 4.3% 22nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 12,413 Hectares 2020 down 4.2% 24th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 17,050 Hectares 2020 down 2.1% 38th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 121,309 Hectares 2020 unchanged 24th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 2,138 t 2024 down 79.7% 33rd Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 306 1000 USD 2024 down 80.3% 42nd Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 398.06 Square kilometres 2023 up 6.2% 62nd Urea — Export quantity 85,014 t 2024 up 71.4% 29th Urea — Export value 40,883 1000 USD 2024 up 78.0% 29th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 11 Patents 2022 down 81.2% 30th Wood residues — Production 654,716 m3 2024 up 55.0% 34th Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 2.65 million m3 2024 up 17.9% 32nd Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 8.58 million m3 2024 up 31.5% 13th Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 20 1000 t 2023 up 122.2% 50th Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 17 1000 t 2023 up 70.0% 95th Freshwater Fish — Food 17 1000 t 2023 up 70.0% 93rd Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 0.26 kg/cap 2023 up 36.8% 172nd Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 41.43 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 190.3% 48th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 0.5 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 31.6% 172nd Freshwater Fish — Food supply 11,462 million Kcal 2023 up 50.9% 99th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.07 g/cap/d 2023 up 16.7% 172nd Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1,656 t 2023 up 50.7% 99th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.02 g/cap/d 2023 unchanged 172nd Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 542.86 t 2023 up 53.0% 99th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 847 t 2016 down 84.3% 49th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 369 1000 USD 2016 down 89.8% 51st Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 30.77 1000 USD 2024 up 5,817.3% 79th Freshwater Fish — Production 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% 127th Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% 69th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 8.32 t 2024 up 927.2% 85th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 20.2% 2025 up 13.4% 195th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 21.1% 2025 up 10.9% 148th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 63.0% 2025 up 41.5% 63rd Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 21.9% 2025 up 12.6% 147th Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 21.1% 2025 up 10.8% 157th Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 20.2% 2025 up 13.4% 207th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 63.0% 2025 up 41.5% 67th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 616,899 m3 2016 — 2nd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 27,557 1000 USD 2016 — 4th Wood pellets — Import quantity 2,612 t 2024 down 85.6% 54th Wood pellets — Import value 100 1000 USD 2024 down 74.0% 70th NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 40,322 t 2024 down 36.3% 33rd NPK fertilizers — Export value 28,851 1000 USD 2024 down 23.8% 30th Hardboard — Production 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 41st Drivers of deforestation 3,036 hectares 2023 down 26.0% 39th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 16,282 t 2024 down 11.5% 37th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 1,270 1000 USD 2024 up 151.5% 53rd Bagasse — Energy production 54,198 TJ 2024 up 4.0% 14th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 426.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 14.2% 49th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 188.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 24.4% 60th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 13,670 t 2024 up 4,471.9% 24th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 1,170 1000 USD 2024 up 866.9% 34th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 7,430 1000 USD 2016 — 19th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 221,584 m3 2016 — 15th Agriculture area certified organic — Area 23.33 1000 ha 2024 up 50.5% 85th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 610 m3 2024 up 51.7% 49th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 479 1000 USD 2024 up 118.7% 46th ← Previous Page 25 of 61 Next →