South Africa

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 15,330.77 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 59,893,885 HDI (2022): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 95
Score: 48.6
Vulnerability 0.383
Readiness 0.355

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of South Africa places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. South Africa is the 117th most vulnerable country and the 122nd most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ranking
71
72
73
73
73
70
72
70
73
75
82
71
76
81
80
86
86
85
83
84
88
81
86
95
92
95
92
95
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.383
Food
0.433
Projected change of cereal yields
0.839
Projected population change
0.261
Food import dependency
0.095
Rural population
0.341
Agriculture capacity
0.912
Child malnutrition
0.148
Water
0.285
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.295
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.388
Water dependency ratio
0.128
Dam capacity
0.612
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.401
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.665
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.049
Slum population
0.244
Medical staff
0.798
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.286
Ecosystem Services
0.483
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.075
Ecological footprint
0.305
Protected biome
0.397
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.522
Human Habitat
0.511
Projected change of warm periods
0.087
Projected change of flood hazard
0.609
Urban concentration
0.659
Age dependency ratio
0.517
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.359
Paved roads
0.837
Infrastructure
0.187
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.439
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.008
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.012
Electricity access
0.136
Disaster preparedness
0.525