Reference Data in South Africa 3,911 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled 917,854 2019 up 25.9% 10th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy 964,486 rice milled equivalent 2019 up 29.7% 10th Years a country was a European overseas colony 262 years 2022 unchanged 37th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual -10.81 % change on previous year 2019 down 183.3% 151st Net food imports by crop - Maize 588,393 2019 up 1,881.2% 43rd 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per capita 89.87 units per person 2025 up 47.1% 108th Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita 0.0099 units per person 2019 up 1,619.9% 80th Human Development Index groups 0.741 2023 up 5.1% 106th Human Development Index vs. Augmented Human Development Index 0.741 2023 up 5.1% 106th Human Development Index 0.741 2023 up 5.1% 106th 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre 44,404 excluding gold per square kilometre 2023 up 23.6% 113th Net food imports by crop - Maize, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 1,578.1% 76th Net food imports by crop - Wheat 1.82 million 2019 up 38.8% 27th Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps filled 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 74.9% 98th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 0.6073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.0% 61st 17_International debt securities, nonbanks, per unit of GDP 0.072 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.6% 90th 19_Intnl debt securities, nonbanks, short term, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 7.4% 82nd Democracy 2 2018 unchanged 1st Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, annual growth rate 153.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 253.8% 12th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) -9.8 % change on previous year 2019 down 168.1% 128th School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 0.955 GPI 2018 down 1.5% 166th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 0.0306 units per person 2019 up 20.5% 85th Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) -0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 167.5% 156th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) -0.1918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,233.5% 98th Regulation of Political Participation Score 2 2018 unchanged 110th Competitiveness of Political Participation Score 4 2018 unchanged 34th Constraints on the Executive Score 7 2018 unchanged 1st Openness of Executive Recruitment Score 4 2018 unchanged 1st Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score 3 2018 unchanged 1st Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 115.0% 97th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 17.5% 84th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 168.2% 122nd Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 down 12.7% 164th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 15.07 current US$ per person 2021 down 31.1% 165th Personal remittances and foreign aid received 926.65 million current US$ 2021 down 20.0% 85th Elections recently led to a change in government, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2006 — 106th Per capita daily coal consumption 0.0135 short tons per capita per day 2018 down 11.8% 5th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 0.4764 % change on previous year 2019 up 103.7% 73rd Per capita daily gas consumption 0.008 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2018 down 0.1% 91st Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 763.88 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 down 20.0% 158th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year 2019 down 125.5% 121st Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual -10.8 % change on previous year 2019 down 184.7% 148th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 14.28 % change on previous year 2021 up 71.9% 84th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0117 barrels per capita per day 2018 down 5.5% 99th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3 2018 down 6.2% 146th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3 2018 down 6.2% 146th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.3 2018 up 8.3% 48th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% 2018 down 1.6% 101st 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 881.56 units per person 2025 up 2.3% 79th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 34.31 units per person 2025 down 31.3% 61st 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 2.22 billion 2025 down 21.6% 40th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 57.08 billion 2025 up 16.8% 40th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.1336 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 5.2% 61st 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 48th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate -98.54 % change on previous year 2018 down 7.5% 164th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 11.6% 112th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0002 units per person 2023 up 35.4% 73rd Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 down 48.4% 56th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0.0329 hectares per person 2025 down 23.1% 30th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 2.13 million hectares 2025 down 12.3% 16th ← Previous Page 9 of 66 Next →