Infrastructure in South Africa
30 indicators covering infrastructure for South Africa.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed telephone subscriptions | 1.58 per 100 people | 2024 | down 75.9% | 163rd |
| Fixed telephone subscriptions | 1.01 million | 2024 | down 72.2% | 67th |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | 179.34 per 100 people | 2024 | up 25.8% | 10th |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | 114.79 million | 2024 | up 44.8% | 16th |
| Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide | 169,154 | 2023 | down 8.4% | 36th |
| Air transport, freight | 59.67 million ton-km | 2023 | down 94.7% | 70th |
| Air transport, passengers carried | 15.45 million | 2023 | down 5.3% | 42nd |
| Renewable internal freshwater resources, total | 44.8 billion cubic meters | 2022 | unchanged | 81st |
| Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita | 718.2 cubic meters | 2022 | down 13.8% | 145th |
| Individuals using the Internet | 78.4% | 2024 | up 59.9% | 112th |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic | 17.4% | 2022 | down 35.9% | 99th |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry | 23.2% | 2022 | up 124.0% | 48th |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 5.35 per 100 people | 2024 | up 74.2% | 136th |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 3.42 million | 2024 | up 100.6% | 47th |
| ICT goods imports | 6.8% | 2024 | down 8.8% | 39th |
| ICT goods exports | 0.9% | 2024 | down 39.9% | 73rd |
| Secure Internet servers | 16,658 per 1 million people | 2024 | up 7,552.6% | 48th |
| Secure Internet servers | 1.07 million | 2024 | up 8,710.5% | 20th |
| Container port traffic | 4.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2024 | down 6.2% | 35th |
| Liner shipping connectivity index | 39.06 maximum value in 2004 = 100 | 2021 | up 11.5% | 40th |
| Railways, goods transported | 113,342 million ton-km | 2008 | up 10.3% | 10th |
| Industrial design applications, resident, by count | 728 | 2021 | down 14.7% | 33rd |
| Trademark applications, nonresident, by count | 14,077 | 2021 | up 0.8% | 36th |
| Trademark applications, resident, by count | 25,786 | 2021 | up 32.1% | 33rd |
| Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count | 833 | 2021 | down 30.1% | 31st |
| Public private partnerships investment in energy | 1.79 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 1,959.3% | 6th |
| Railways, passengers carried | 3,502 million passenger-km | 2020 | down 74.7% | 38th |
| Investment in transport with private participation | 13.50 million current US$ | 2019 | down 72.2% | 36th |
| Public private partnerships investment in transport | 13.50 million current US$ | 2019 | down 72.2% | 35th |
| Rail lines | 20,953 total route-km | 2021 | unchanged | 9th |