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South Africa

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South Africa is a country. The capital city is Pretoria, located in the Southern Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 1,213,090 km², a population of 63,212,384 people and uses the currency South African rand. The President is Cyril Ramaphosa.

Key facts

  • currency: South African rand
  • capital city: Pretoria
  • region: Southern Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 1,213,090 km²
  • population: 63,212,384 people
  • political leader: Cyril Ramaphosa (President)
Classified as: place
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Location on a map: -29°0′S, 24°0′E

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Environment

South Africa is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Southern Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 963,410.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 2.66 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 397.37 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 86.50 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 92.71 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.32 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 5.53 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 0.07 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 1.93 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -14.48 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.34 births per woman
  • Forest area: 169,772 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 86.79 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 522.12 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 24.20
  • Methane emissions: 90.34 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 19.58 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 32,461,907 people
  • Male population: 30,750,477 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 9.70 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 1,204,427.39 km²
  • Rural population: 19,710,253 people
  • Urban land area: 15,118.66 km²
  • Urban population: 43,502,131 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.11 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in South Africa

Geographical distribution of cities in South Africa by population

dataset Cities in South Africa:

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in South Africa

Evolution of historical forest area in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in South Africa

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in South Africa

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in South Africa

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in South Africa

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in South Africa

Evolution of historical land area in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical median age in South Africa

Evolution of historical methane emissions in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and population in South Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in South Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in South Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in South Africa

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in South Africa

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Evolution of historical population in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in South Africa

Evolution of historical female population in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical male population in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in South Africa

Evolution of historical urban land area in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in South Africa

Evolution of historical urban population in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between population and date in South Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South Africa

Evolution of historical agricultural land in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in South Africa

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in South Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in South Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in South Africa

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in South Africa

Evolution of historical access to electricity in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in South Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in South Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in South Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in South Africa

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in South Africa

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in South Africa

Distribution of sites in South Africa by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in South Africa by area

dataset Sites in South Africa:

Geographical distribution of wildfires in South Africa by mean width

dataset Wildfires in South Africa:

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in South Africa

Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 89,000 people
  • Democracy score: 7.24
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 620 people
  • Individuals using the internet: 74.70 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 0.73 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 228,222 people
  • Press freedom: 3.52
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 45.86 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South Africa

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in South Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in South Africa

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in South Africa

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in South Africa

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in South Africa

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in South Africa

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

dataset Political parties in South Africa:

Distribution of politicians from South Africa by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in South Africa

dataset Politicians from South Africa:

Business

  • Central government debt: 76.24 % of GDP
  • Expense: 33.48 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 380,699,271,814.51 current US$
  • Inflation: 6.07 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 16.31 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 26.01 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 32.10 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 10.91 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in South Africa

dataset Companies in South Africa:

Proportion of employee types in companies from South Africa

Distribution of companies in South Africa by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in South Africa

Relationship between revenues and employees in South Africa

Evolution of historical central government debt in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical expense in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South Africa

Evolution of historical inflation in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in South Africa

Evolution of historical tax revenue in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

dataset Exchanges in South Africa:

dataset Shops in South Africa :

Health

  • Birth rate: 19.31 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 12.03 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 583.67 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 8.27 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 3.15 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.28 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 61
  • Suicide mortality rate: 23.50 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in South Africa

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in South Africa

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in South Africa

Relationship between birth rate and median age in South Africa

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in South Africa

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in South Africa

Evolution of historical death rate in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in South Africa

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in South Africa

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in South Africa

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in South Africa plus_pro Forecast

dataset Diseases in South Africa :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in South Africa

Proportion of diseases in South Africa by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in South Africa by start date

Evolution of historical cases in South Africa

Evolution of historical deaths in South Africa

Relationship between cases and deaths in South Africa

Sports

dataset Athletes from South Africa:

Distribution of athletes from South Africa by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in South Africa

dataset Competitions in South Africa :

Distribution of competitions in South Africa by start date

Proportion of medals won by South Africa in the Olympics

Culture

dataset Artists from South Africa:

Distribution of artists from South Africa by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in South Africa

Geographical distribution of museums in South Africa by visitors

dataset Museums in South Africa:

Research

Geographical distribution of universities in South Africa by total students

Distribution of universities in South Africa per foundation year

dataset Universities in South Africa:

In literature

There are 2,326 books written about South Africa in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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