Reference Data in South Africa 3,911 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, annual 32.7 % change on previous year 2025 down 90.9% 31st Armed forces personnel as a share of total population 0.1% 2020 down 0.3% 138th Armed forces personnel 89,000 2020 up 15.4% 54th Number of people living in the capital city 2.76 million people 2100 up 1.7% 67th Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre 0.1758 people per square kilometre 2023 down 90.9% 98th Meaningful democratic electoral institutions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons 0.0319 ratio 2024 down 28.3% 159th Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people 0.09 cases per million 2024 up 125.0% 51st Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken 39,700 2019 up 420.0% 20th Total Reserves, per square kilometre 0.0515 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.1% 99th Industry jobs as a share of total employment 20.8% 2025 down 12.9% 73rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 44.1 2019 down 2.4% 35th Nitrogen use efficiency 59.4% 2014 up 39.7% 77th Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese 6.7% 2014 down 28.7% 64th Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre 2023 down 23.1% 68th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre 4.32 hectares per square kilometre 2023 up 54.2% 15th Share of children who are overweight or obese 12.8% 2024 down 3.0% 17th Commercial bank branches 7.98 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 24.0% 118th Years a country was a European overseas colony, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st Share of government spending going to interest payments 14.3% 2022 up 64.2% 31st Reported versus estimated cases of polio 0 cases 2023 — 26th Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region 0 cases 2023 — 26th Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region 0 cases 2023 — 26th Reported paralytic polio cases per million 0 cases per million 2023 — 26th Reported cases of paralytic polio 0 cases 2023 — 26th Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted 1.44 million 2024 up 14.9% 20th IPAC Dashboard indicators — Geothermal 0 Index 2024 — 37th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - LULUCF 6,554 2019 up 2.5% 48th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Land Use change 6,661 2019 up 0.3% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - AFOLU 6,554 2019 up 2.5% 48th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - LULUCF 6,753 2019 up 3.7% 49th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Land Use change 6,664 2019 up 0.4% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square 0.0296 units per square kilometre 2019 down 9.0% 136th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2019 down 21.0% 108th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Savanna fires 2.71 2019 down 39.6% 24th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - LULUCF 0.349 2019 up 71.2% 35th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Land Use change 0.0051 2019 up 537.5% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Fires in humid tropical forests 0.0051 2019 up 537.5% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires 0.349 2019 up 71.2% 35th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Savanna fires 717.12 2019 down 39.6% 24th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - LULUCF 92.49 2019 up 71.2% 35th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Land Use change 1.36 2019 up 575.1% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Fires in humid 1.36 2019 up 575.1% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires 92.49 2019 up 71.2% 35th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Fires in organic soils 0 2019 — 6th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires 29.64 2019 down 39.6% 24th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF 3.82 2019 up 71.2% 36th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Land Use change 0.0562 2019 up 577.1% 59th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Fires in humid tropical forests 0.0562 2019 up 577.1% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Fires in organic soils 0 2019 — 6th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires 3.82 2019 up 71.2% 35th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires 829.87 2019 down 39.6% 24th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - LULUCF 107.04 2019 up 71.2% 36th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change 1.57 2019 up 574.9% 59th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Fires in humid 1.57 2019 up 574.9% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Fires in organic 0 2019 — 6th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires 107.04 2019 up 71.2% 35th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires 1,547 2019 down 39.6% 24th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Fires in humid tropical 2.93 2019 up 575.0% 58th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Fires in organic soils 0 2019 — 6th ← Previous Page 13 of 66 Next →