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South Africa
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP701.72[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12144.69[$]
Population57.78[millions]
Urbanization67.35[%]
Land Area1224469.63[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 95 43.1 8.5
Health 115 31.1 7.1
Air Quality 131 28.9 7.7
PM2.5 148 22.7 7.1
Household solid fuels 98 36.2 10
Ozone 109 38.5 -4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 133 24.6 7
Sanitation 132 26.7 7.7
Drinking water 133 23.2 6.5
Heavy Metals 65 58.8 8.2
Lead 65 58.8 8.2
Waste Management 41 77 -
Solid waste 41 77 -
Ecosystem Vitality 62 51 9.4
Biodiversity 80 63.2 22.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 133 41.9 4.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 133 45.2 6.1
Marine protected areas 1 100 97.2
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 108 24.4 10.2
Species Habitat Index 25 95.1 -2.8
Species Protection Index 87 79.4 5.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 59 58.7 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 158 20.6 2
Tree cover loss 149 17.1 1.3
Grassland loss 76 58.3 12.5
Wetland loss 96 45.8 3.1
Fisheries 116 7.8 -5.9
Fish Stock Status 69 7.8 -10.1
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling 32 7.7 -1.2
Climate Change 48 62.8 10.9
CO2 growth rate 40 58.3 17
CH4 growth rate 75 73.3 5.9
F-gas growth rate 103 86.3 -2.9
N2O growth rate 25 83.4 -4.5
Black Carbon growth rate 102 49.1 10.1
CO2 from land cover 64 58.4 -
GHG intensity trend 81 50.2 11.6
GHG per capita 148 22 4.2
Pollution Emissions 73 69.7 -0.2
SO2 growth rate 85 68.6 -4.6
NOx growth rate 67 70.7 4
Agriculture 36 54.4 -4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 36 54.4 -4
Water Resources 54 21.7 -
Wastewater treatment 54 21.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Peru 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Morocco 42.3
GDP per capita
Albania 49
Paraguay 46.4
Lebanon 45.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Issue Performance
North Macedonia 55.4
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Brazil 51.2
Ukraine 49.5
Malaysia 47.9
Algeria 44.8
South Africa 43.1
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Regulatory Quality
Jordan 53.4
Mexico 52.6
Armenia 52.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Rwanda 33.8
Voice & Accountability
Israel 65.8
Poland 60.9
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Ghana 27.6
Political Stability
Gabon 45.8
Uzbekistan 44.3
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Malawi 38.3
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Angola 29.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gabon 45.8
Mauritius 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
G-20
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
India 27.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Greece 69.1
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Bhutan 39.3
Qatar 37.1
Zambia 34.7
India 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
ZAF