South Africa

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,360.57 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 59,308,690 HDI (2020): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 96
Score: 47.4
Vulnerability 0.415
Readiness 0.364

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 100th most vulnerable country and the 112th 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
Ranking
70
70
71
74
70
67
70
72
75
72
83
75
83
86
83
88
90
90
87
86
89
83
91
95
95
96
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.415
Food
0.441
Projected change of cereal yields
0.839
Projected population change
0.261
Food import dependency
0.128
Rural population
0.352
Agriculture capacity
0.911
Child malnutrition
0.155
Water
0.331
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.295
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.366
Water dependency ratio
0.128
Dam capacity
0.867
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.461
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
0.040
Slum population
0.263
Medical staff
0.971
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
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
0.304
Protected biome
0.397
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.522
Human Habitat
0.528
Projected change of warm periods
0.087
Projected change of flood hazard
0.609
Urban concentration
0.648
Age dependency ratio
0.521
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.464
Paved roads
0.837
Infrastructure
0.248
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.439
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.008
Dependency on imported energy
0.626
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.010
Electricity access
0.158
Disaster preparedness
-