🇿🇦South Africa: All Indicators

Arable land (% of land area) 2023 9.89 Arable land (hectares per person) 2023 0.19 Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.11 Rural land area (sq. km) 2015 1.20M Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.11 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 1,292.93 Surface area (sq. km) 2023 1.22M Urban land area (sq. km) 2015 15,118.66 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.01 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 99.19

Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) 2021 5.34 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) 2021 4.64 Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) 2021 12.99 Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) 2021 6.50 Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI) 2021 1.74 Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) 2021 2.65 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 2024 2.81 Coal rents (% of GDP) 2021 2.44 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2024 31.79 Forest rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.63 GDP (constant 2015 US$) 2024 365.83B GDP (current US$) 2024 401.14B GDP growth (annual %) 2024 0.53 GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) 2024 5,715.48 GDP per capita (current US$) 2024 6,267.19 GDP per capita growth (annual %) 2024 -0.71 GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 13,597.65 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 15,456.20 GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 870.35B GDP, PPP (current international $) 2024 989.31B GNI (current US$) 2024 393.26B GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 6,110.00 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 15,150.00 GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 391.20B GNI, PPP (current international $) 2024 969.86B Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2024 29.85 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 2024 24.31 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 2024 3.92 Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2024 4.36 Mineral rents (% of GDP) 2021 3.83 Natural gas rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.03 Oil rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.40 Services, value added (% of GDP) 2024 62.99 Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 2021 7.33 Trade (% of GDP) 2024 61.65

Compulsory education, duration (years) 2025 9.00 Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) 2024 6.02 Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 2024 91.15 Preprimary education, duration (years) 2025 7.00 Primary education, duration (years) 2025 7.00 School enrollment, primary (% gross) 2023 101.77 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 2023 104.13 Secondary education, duration (years) 2025 5.00

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) 2023 89.80 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) 2023 70.40 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) 2023 96.50 Access to electricity (% of population) 2023 87.70 Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) 2023 94.00 Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) 2023 90.90 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 2023 3,247.15 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 2021 3.67 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) 2021 8.98B Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) 2021 6.45

Bird species, threatened 2022 54.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 40.08 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 440.17 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 6.88 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 22.67 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 70.85 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 48.35 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 19.98 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 232.55 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 44.48 Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 2023 -56.71 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 2024 1.20 Fish species, threatened 2022 153.00 Mammal species, threatened 2022 33.00 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 23.99 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 93.23 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 25.85 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.31 Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 40.00 Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.17 Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.06 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.19 Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 25.44 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 16.55 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 19.05 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 12.82 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.40 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.23 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.25 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 2.92 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.93 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.67 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.85 PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 2020 23.75 PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 2017 100.00 Plant species (higher), threatened 2022 428.00 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 2023 52.11 Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.20 Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.09 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 2025 12.90 Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 2025 9.60 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 39.97 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 569.81 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 8.90 Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.11

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2024 51.84 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 2024 48.31 Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 2024 9.92 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 2024 38.39 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2024 4,907.00 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 18.48 Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 2021 46.41 Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 2021 8.55 Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 2021 37.16 Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 2021 7.88 Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 8.91 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 9.24 Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 2024 7.20 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2024 2.21 Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2010 2.25 Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 74.00 Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 2024 74.00 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 76.00 International migrant stock (% of population) 2024 4.10 International migrant stock, total 2024 2.63M Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 2024 69.79 Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 2024 62.78 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 2024 66.31 Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 2023 0.24 Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 2023 409.00 Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 2023 118.00 Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 2019 22.20 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 2021 22.70 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 2021 24.70 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 2021 20.10 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 2019 74.90 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 2019 61.70 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 2019 92.00 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 2021 1.69 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 1.56 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 1.82 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2019 27.60 Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 2024 234.18 Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 2024 353.70 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2024 24.20 Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 22.20 Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 26.10 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2024 12.40 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2024 35.10 Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 32.40 Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 37.60 Net migration 2025 146,370.00 Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2024 3,161.00 Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2024 7,614.00 Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2024 11,947.00 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2024 2,575.00 Number of infant deaths 2024 28,570.00 Number of maternal deaths 2023 1,400.00 Number of neonatal deaths 2024 14,715.00 Number of under-five deaths 2024 41,435.00 People practicing open defecation (% of population) 2024 0.28 People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 2024 90.19 People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 2024 77.38 Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2022 0.79 Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 2024 25.88 Population ages 0-14, female 2024 8.24M Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 2024 25.09 Population ages 0-14, male 2024 8.32M Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 2024 26.72 Population ages 0-14, total 2024 16.57M Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 2024 67.43 Population ages 15-64, female 2024 21.98M Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 2024 66.91 Population ages 15-64, male 2024 21.17M Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 2024 67.97 Population ages 15-64, total 2024 43.16M Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 2024 6.69 Population ages 65 and above, female 2024 2.63M Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 2024 8.00 Population ages 65 and above, male 2024 1.65M Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2024 5.31 Population ages 65 and above, total 2024 4.28M Population growth (annual %) 2024 1.25 Population, female 2024 32.85M Population, female (% of total population) 2024 51.33 Population, male 2024 31.15M Population, male (% of total population) 2024 48.67 Population, total 2024 64.01M Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 2019 44.40 Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 31.30 Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 2023 29.30 Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 31.20 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 2024 3.00 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2024 7.10 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 2024 2.40 Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2024 11.60 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2025 44.86 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 2024 1,174.00 Rural population 2024 23.24M Rural population (% of total population) 2024 36.31 Rural population growth (annual %) 2024 0.95 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 2024 1.04 Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 2021 22.30 Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 9.94 Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 35.40 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 2024 67.72 Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 2024 52.80 Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 2020 7.13 Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 2020 2.31 Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 2020 12.41 UHC service coverage index 2023 74.00 Urban population 2024 40.77M Urban population (% of total population) 2024 63.69 Urban population growth (annual %) 2024 1.42

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 5.41 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 3.80 Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 6.75 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 49.88 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 61.74 Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 32.39

Gini index 2022 54.10 Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) 2022 37.90

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) 2023 79.45 Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2024 0.70

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 2024 78.36 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 2024 179.34 Scientific and technical journal articles 2022 16,651.13 Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 2024 16,658.24

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 2024 0.58 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 2024 2.33B High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 2024 5.71 Merchandise exports (current US$) 2024 110.08B Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 103.34B Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 3.58 Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 50.13 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 14.10 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.53 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 1.12 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.41 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 5.39 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 28.31 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 21.55 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 28.31 Merchandise imports (current US$) 2024 123.47B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 112.46B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 11.58 Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 53.35 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 27.24 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 1.03 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 2.45 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.48 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 7.37 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 8.08 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 38.57 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 8.08 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 2024 58.22 Net ODA received (% of GNI) 2023 0.40 Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 2024 993.23M Real interest rate (%) 2024 7.42