Environment in South Africa

3,577 indicators covering environment for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.6% 44th
Newsprint — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 up 112.8% 79th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person 2024 up 137.2% 64th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.9% 98th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.3% 97th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 2024 up 122.1% 93rd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita 0.0013 1000 ha per person 2024 down 13.1% 24th
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 65.6% 116th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per capita 0.0012 1000 USD per person 2024 up 157.1% 49th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0058 m3 per person 2024 up 6.2% 48th
Permanent crops — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.0% 114th
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 11.5% 128th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, annual growth rate 24.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 14.9% 57th
Fibreboard — Import value, per capita 0.0009 1000 USD per person 2024 down 35.2% 105th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 m3 per person 2024 down 17.3% 105th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 52,036 t 2024 up 25.8% 34th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 1.2% 44th
Roundwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 229.2% 38th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 152.8% 30th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.0% 32nd
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.8% 57th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person 2024 down 41.0% 93rd
Wood-based panels — Production 1.42 million m3 2024 up 24.2% 38th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 172,842 t 2024 up 19.9% 44th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value 143,140 1000 USD 2024 up 40.4% 41st
Veneer sheets — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person 2024 down 35.8% 84th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita 0.0037 1000 USD per person 2024 down 25.3% 48th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 74.1% 59th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 85.7% 55th
Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 132.8% 56th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 159.5% 43rd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0077 t per person 2024 down 13.2% 48th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita 0.0024 1000 USD per person 2024 up 13.0% 56th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita 0.0034 t per person 2024 down 14.7% 59th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0059 1000 USD per person 2024 down 27.6% 50th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 181.3% 39th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 16.2% 46th
Plywood and LVL — Export quantity 30,507 m3 2024 up 933.8% 60th
Plywood and LVL — Export value 16,689 1000 USD 2024 up 430.8% 63rd
Watermelons — Area harvested 5,379 ha 2024 up 40.0% 50th
Watermelons — Production 88,590 t 2024 up 47.9% 62nd
Wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate 27.08 % change on previous year 2024 up 10.7% 32nd
Pulp for paper — Import value, annual growth rate 26.9 % change on previous year 2024 up 10.8% 37th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 132.4% 26th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, annual growth rate 40.39 % change on previous year 2024 up 137.1% 28th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0049 t per person 2024 up 95.4% 34th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0053 t per person 2024 up 1.8% 36th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0077 t per person 2024 up 61.4% 17th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0029 t per person 2024 up 50.7% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.01 t per person 2024 up 40.8% 58th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0027 t per person 2024 up 13.7% 50th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.01 t per person 2024 up 8.5% 53rd
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 35th
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 0.4036 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 32.7% 106th
Sawnwood — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0827 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 121st
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1855 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 34.1% 128th
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 4.0% 139th
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.4316 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% 125th
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.0071 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 31.0% 158th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 17.1% 138th