Environment in South Africa 3,621 indicators covering environment for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Import 100,587 1000 USD 2018 up 38.4% 34th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 471,258 t 2018 down 49.0% 31st Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 403,901 1000 USD 2018 down 36.4% 33rd Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 31,674 1000 USD 2018 down 8.8% 35th France — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 11,125 1000 USD 2018 down 70.9% 43rd Lakes and rivers permanent water area 1,363 2022 down 4.2% 71st Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.1% 2022 down 4.2% 167th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 1,913 2022 up 26.6% 56th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.2% 2022 up 26.6% 179th Reservoir minimum water area 1,690 2022 down 12.0% 30th Reservoir minimum water area 0.1% 2022 down 12.0% 67th Reservoir maximum water area 2,117 2022 down 5.5% 30th Reservoir maximum water area 0.2% 2022 down 5.5% 70th Reservoir minimum water area change -6.7% 2022 down 212.1% 146th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 66,692 t 2018 up 512,915.0% 7th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 66,711 1000 USD 2018 up 47,893.5% 6th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 218,130 Square kilometres 2022 down 1.1% 13th Phosphate rock — Export value 212,209 1000 USD 2024 up 114,157.0% 7th Phosphate rock — Export quantity 1.07 million t 2024 up 207,518.0% 8th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 14,720 t 2024 up 72.0% 9th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 7,571 1000 USD 2024 up 73.3% 10th Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 8,341 m3 2018 down 58.1% 63rd Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 9,541 1000 USD 2018 up 57.8% 54th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity -7,541 m3 2018 — 128th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 4,714 1000 USD 2018 — 14th Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 75.6% 2024 down 9.4% 53rd Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 75.6% 2024 down 9.4% 53rd United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 9,205 1000 USD 2018 down 49.9% 35th Fungicides — Import quantity 6,892 t 2006 up 9.7% 29th China — Plywood — Import Quantity 8,722 m3 2018 down 46.4% 50th China — Plywood — Import Value 8,300 1000 USD 2018 down 27.6% 44th Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 21,696 t 2018 up 36.7% 32nd Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 29,750 1000 USD 2018 down 1.5% 28th France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 3,511 t 2018 down 61.0% 44th France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 9,516 1000 USD 2018 down 74.0% 40th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 3,204 Square kilometres 2022 up 69.0% 59th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 6,405 Square kilometres 2022 up 209.2% 13th Sweden — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 105,099 1000 USD 2018 up 52.4% 26th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 2,151 1000 USD 2018 down 23.4% 46th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 32,591 m3 2018 down 23.4% 35th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 783 m3 2018 down 81.8% 106th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 48 1000 USD 2018 down 81.7% 111th Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Forest products (export/import) 8,766 1000 USD 2018 down 27.7% 36th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 5,177 t 2018 down 31.0% 30th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 8,362 1000 USD 2018 down 38.8% 31st Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 862,893 m3 2024 up 74.2% 1st Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 39,304 1000 USD 2024 up 122.1% 3rd Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 524.6 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 14th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous 0 m3 2018 — 18th United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 27,335 t 2018 down 25.0% 37th United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 28,749 1000 USD 2018 down 34.7% 36th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 6.51 % 2021 down 8.2% 31st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 29.07 % 2021 down 8.0% 90th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 3.85 % 2021 up 18.1% 40th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 7.24 % 2021 down 4.2% 55th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 32.9 % 2021 up 22.0% 50th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.34 % 2021 up 47.8% 61st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 89.56 % 2021 down 0.2% 113th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 24.42 % 2021 down 12.5% 6th ← Previous Page 28 of 61 Next →