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South Africa
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP680.04[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita11466.19[$]
Population59.31[millions]
Land Area1224469.63[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 116 37.20 10.10
Ecosystem Vitality 92 44.20 12.70
Biodiversity 97 54.70 26.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 135 43.40 5.90
Terrestrial biomes (global) 135 46.40 7.20
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 97.20
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 119 24.10 9.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 106 41.20 NA
Species Protection Index 117 36.80 6.50
Species Habitat Index 25 95.10 -2.80
Ecosystem Services 157 14.40 -4.10
Tree cover loss 139 5.80 -1.30
Grassland loss 100 41.40 -9.30
Wetland loss 100 38.80 -15.60
Fisheries 30 29.90 4.00
Fish Stock Status 55 30.30 11.40
Marine Trophic Index 9 45.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling 57 8.80 -0.40
Acidification 74 74.60 19.30
SO2 growth rate 95 71.30 17.20
NOx growth rate 64 77.90 21.50
Agriculture 19 61.10 -2.00
Pesticide 18 67.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 36 54.40 -4.00
Water Resources 59 21.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 59 21.70 NA
Health 126 28.10 6.90
Air Quality 147 22.20 7.50
PM2.5 148 13.10 8.40
Household solid fuels 98 36.10 11.20
Ozone 109 41.10 -2.60
NOx 173 0.40 -4.80
SO2 172 3.10 -3.20
CO 172 NA -12.10
VOC 119 19.40 -6.80
Sanitation Drinking Water 133 24.70 7.80
Sanitation 132 26.70 8.50
Drinking water 133 23.40 7.40
Heavy Metals 65 58.10 8.70
Lead 65 58.10 8.70
Waste Management 73 39.20 -0.40
Solid waste 65 55.60 NA
Recycling 39 28.20 1.10
Ocean Plastics 116 17.30 -2.80
Climate Policy 116 34.10 8.80
Climate Change 116 34.10 8.80
CO2 growth rate 39 54.60 22.40
CH4 growth rate 72 47.60 9.20
F-gas growth rate 113 36.40 -13.00
N2O growth rate 24 90.00 4.10
Black Carbon growth rate 172 22.60 -54.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 163 7.90 7.90
CO2 from land cover 118 27.30 -42.60
GHG intensity trend 90 49.70 7.40
GHG per capita 144 25.10 7.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
South Africa 37.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
GDP per capita
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Ukraine 49.6
Bhutan 42.5
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Egypt 35.5
Lebanon 32.2
Fiji 31.3
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Issue Performance
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
Malaysia 35
Algeria 29.6
Government Effectiveness
Botswana 54
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Cabo Verde 41.9
Thailand 38.1
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Indonesia 28.2
Regulatory Quality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Voice and Accountability
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Poland 50.6
Israel 48.2
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
South Africa 37.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Rule of Law
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Suriname 45.9
Serbia 43.9
Brazil 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Morocco 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
Control of Corruption
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Jordan 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Senegal 33.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Turkmenistan 37
Sierra Leone 32.7
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Nepal 28.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
South Africa 37.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
G-20
South Korea 46.9
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Argentina 41.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Russia 37.5
South Africa 37.2
China 28.4
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
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EPI Report Year: 
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