Reference Data in South Africa 3,911 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 0.2883 2050 — 101st Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 8.07 2050 — 101st Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 8.07 2050 — 101st Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.99 years 2018 up 9.8% 117th Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 0.0028 people per person 2024 down 67.1% 58th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals -5.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 187.4% 158th Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 177,162 people 2024 down 62.1% 25th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled -52 2019 down 100.7% 89th Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 80.6% 2024 up 63.5% 50th Total Reserves, annual growth rate 15.94 % change on previous year 2025 up 336.3% 55th People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 0.078 people per person 2024 down 45.1% 75th Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 7.8% 2024 down 45.1% 74th People not using improved sanitation facilities 4.99 million people 2024 down 36.8% 38th Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 25 2016 up 2.0% 120th Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.71 2025 down 18.8% 51st Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.67 2025 down 15.0% 58th Political Civil Liberties Index 0.884 2025 down 1.4% 48th Liberal Political Institutions Index 0.858 2025 down 0.5% 36th Liberal political institutions 1 2025 unchanged 1st Transparent laws 1 2025 — 1st Access to justice for men 0 2025 down 100.0% 59th Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2018 — 4th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy -52 2019 down 100.7% 89th Gross national income (GNI) per capita 13,036 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 down 3.1% 93rd Sanitation facilities usage, per capita 0.0028 people per person 2024 down 92.7% 96th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.32 GPIA 2018 up 2.1% 45th Democratic change 1 2025 unchanged 23rd Sanitation facilities usage 177,162 people 2024 down 91.6% 59th 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, annual growth rate 36.01 % change on previous year 2026 up 4,016.8% 7th 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 3,501 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.3% 109th Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.7% 147th Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita 71.82 current US$ per person 2024 down 34.8% 133rd Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government 94.8% 2025 down 0.9% 98th 18_International debt securities, short term 3.84 billion 2026 up 5.2% 56th Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 135.08 billion animals 2024 up 4.5% 48th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0.0008 °C 2024 up 13.3% 21st Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0.0167 °C 2024 up 16.2% 18th Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 1.0% 2024 down 0.1% 18th Landline phone subscriptions 1.01 million 2024 down 72.2% 67th Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people 2024 down 75.9% 162nd Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 13.3% 89th Adoption of communication technologies 1.01 million 2024 down 72.2% 67th How have things changed? 530,377 metric tons 2024 down 28.0% 42nd Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 1.58 per 100 people 2024 down 75.9% 162nd Egg production 433,000 tonnes 2024 down 4.4% 35th Poultry production 1.92 million tonnes 2024 up 11.5% 18th Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 4.60 billion current US$ 2024 down 25.0% 52nd Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled 9,926 2019 down 60.6% 53rd Net food imports by crop - Barley 9,926 2019 down 60.6% 53rd Democratic Electoral Institutions Score 12 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st 09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union, per capita 251.7 units per person 2025 down 8.0% 133rd 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per capita 206.54 BU per person 2025 up 58.1% 119th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year 2025 up 77.4% 98th People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 3.31 million people 2024 down 41.9% 40th 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term 13.37 billion BU 2025 up 80.5% 41st 09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union 16.30 billion 2025 up 5.0% 46th Free and fair elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 11 of 66 Next →