Environment in South Africa

3,621 indicators covering environment for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 6.13 % 2015 up 64.1% 23rd
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 1,621 million LCU 2015 up 511.2% 33rd
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 127.05 million USD 2015 up 204.6% 43rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 — 39th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0 km2 2021 — 25th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 22.6 km2 2021 up 143.0% 47th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 0.1 km2 2021 — 45th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 23 km2 2021 up 7.5% 51st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 km2 2021 — 34th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% 53rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.4 km2 2021 — 31st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 — 45th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 1 km2 2021 down 63.0% 41st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% 54th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0 % 2021 — 39th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0 % 2021 — 20th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 93.38 % 2021 up 140.7% 5th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 0.57 % 2021 — 28th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 95.24 % 2021 up 7.4% 20th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent 0 % 2021 — 35th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0 % 2021 down 100.0% 49th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.72 % 2021 up 2,766.7% 9th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 47th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 4.19 % 2021 down 63.0% 26th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 0.14 % 2021 down 96.7% 53rd
Italy — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 243 m3 2016 up 3,950.0% 25th
Italy — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 14 1000 USD 2016 — 45th
Singapore — Plywood — Import Quantity 354 m3 2018 down 56.5% 10th
Singapore — Plywood — Import Value 464 1000 USD 2018 down 43.6% 8th
Germany — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 8 m3 2015 down 96.6% 46th
Germany — Veneer sheets — Export Value 1 1000 USD 2015 down 99.8% 58th
Agricultural land area — Organic farming 39,806 Hectares 2023 up 6.2% 36th
Colombia — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 515 1000 USD 2018 up 27.5% 35th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 127.05 million USD 2015 up 229.1% 42nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Sawnwood 876 m3 2018 up 122.3% 3rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Sawnwood 267 1000 USD 2018 up 122.5% 13th
United Arab Emirates — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 10,555 t 2018 up 2,261.3% 8th
United Arab Emirates — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 13,759 1000 USD 2018 up 1,435.6% 6th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 467.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 27.4% 9th
Greece — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 43 t 2017 down 92.3% 49th
Greece — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 21 1000 USD 2017 down 94.9% 52nd
Bosnia and Herzegovina — Forest products (export/import) — Import 303 1000 USD 2018 up 544.7% 40th
Spain — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 312 m3 2018 up 477.8% 16th
Spain — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 95 1000 USD 2018 up 493.8% 29th
India — Plywood — Import Quantity 61 m3 2018 down 55.8% 34th
India — Plywood — Import Value 35 1000 USD 2018 down 78.5% 40th
Bahrain — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 207 1000 USD 2018 up 58.0% 39th
United States of America — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 79 m3 2018 down 86.4% 43rd
Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 1 t 2018 down 99.1% 54th
Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 4 1000 USD 2018 down 98.3% 55th
Belgium — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 192 m3 2018 up 76.1% 27th
Belgium — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 59 1000 USD 2018 up 78.8% 48th
Viet Nam — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 693 1000 USD 2018 down 76.3% 43rd
United States of America — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 13 1000 USD 2018 down 86.6% 58th
Thailand — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 6,465 m3 2018 up 128.4% 19th
Saudi Arabia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 502 t 2018 down 97.0% 44th
Saudi Arabia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 284 1000 USD 2018 down 97.6% 48th
Thailand — Fibreboard — Import Value 2,652 1000 USD 2018 up 189.8% 19th
Luxembourg — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 54 1000 USD 2018 down 77.4% 30th
United States of America — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 26 m3 2018 down 88.2% 35th