Reference Data in South Africa 3,911 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wildfire area burned by land cover type 1,202 hectares 2025 down 41.1% 36th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 14,949 2023 up 56.6% 33rd Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 236.49 articles per million people 2023 up 35.4% 73rd Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 64.5% 31st Total Reserves 75,892 2025 up 65.8% 34th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0123 units per square kilometre 2023 up 56.6% 87th Rule of Law - Governance score 57.27 0-100 2024 down 1.6% 98th Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 74.9% 98th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 139.34 arrivals per 1,000 people 2024 down 18.9% 127th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 67.48 0-100 2024 up 1.3% 61st Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.6073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.0% 61st Total Reserves, per capita 0.0012 units per person 2025 up 45.2% 95th Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 34.5% 69th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7055 years 2018 up 16.3% 153rd Political Stability - Governance score 55.35 0-100 2024 down 10.7% 156th Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 167.5% 156th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled 7,359 2019 up 1,499.8% 53rd Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 7,359 2019 up 1,499.8% 53rd Control of Corruption - Governance score 43.97 0-100 2024 down 7.5% 98th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.1918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,233.5% 98th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 — 110th Average annual surface temperature 18.35 °C 2025 down 2.6% 123rd Annual temperature anomalies 0.4358 °C 2025 down 53.2% 144th Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gas consumption per person 722.95 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 5.0% 101st Oil consumption per person 4,207 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 30.8% 142nd Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 63.8% 2025 up 1.0% 127th Urban area over the long-term 8,172 km² per grid cell 2025 up 20.9% 18th Red List Index 0.87 index 2025 down 2.2% 104th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 53.91 0-100 2024 down 11.9% 97th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 115.0% 97th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 46.95 0-100 2024 down 18.8% 122nd Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 168.2% 122nd Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -10.14 % change on previous year 2019 down 245.0% 133rd Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers -10.14 % change on previous year 2019 down 245.0% 134th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic -10.14 % change on previous year 2019 down 245.0% 134th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual -10.14 % change on previous year 2019 down 245.0% 134th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -10.14 % change on previous year 2019 down 245.1% 133rd Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,849 kilocalories per person per day 2024 down 0.6% 96th Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 90.0% 2024 up 8.4% 106th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), per -0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 114.2% 99th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) -0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 164.8% 110th Civil Liberties Score 47 2025 up 2.2% 68th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 down 6.9% 90th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 21.2% 76th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 down 19.2% 76th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2019 down 6.9% 90th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 21.2% 76th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 down 19.2% 76th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2019 down 6.9% 90th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 21.2% 76th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per person 2019 down 19.2% 76th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square 0 units per square kilometre 2019 down 6.9% 90th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 21.2% 76th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita 0 units per person 2019 down 19.2% 76th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per square kilometre 2019 down 6.9% 90th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 21.2% 76th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 down 19.2% 76th ← Previous Page 10 of 66 Next →