How have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: How have things changed?, annual growth rate was -0.3388 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded -0.3388 % change on previous year for how have things changed?, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.8% on the previous year and down 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 71.81 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -39 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places South Africa 124th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0958 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 24.54 % change on previous year | +25520.3% |
| 1968 | 24.69 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1969 | -10.89 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1970 | -30.56 % change on previous year | +180.6% |
| 1971 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1972 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1973 | 18.78 % change on previous year | -1173.5% |
| 1974 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1975 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -241.4% |
| 1976 | -14.56 % change on previous year | +304.8% |
| 1977 | -13.73 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1979 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -273.8% |
| 1980 | -14.18 % change on previous year | +502.6% |
| 1981 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1982 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -217.6% |
| 1983 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -464.7% |
| 1984 | -21.1 % change on previous year | -397.1% |
| 1985 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5184 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1987 | 71.81 % change on previous year | +13751.7% |
| 1988 | -8.84 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 1989 | -32.14 % change on previous year | +263.5% |
| 1990 | -39 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1991 | -6.63 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 1992 | 38.62 % change on previous year | -682.6% |
| 1993 | -17.26 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1994 | -5.91 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -230.4% |
| 1996 | -24.18 % change on previous year | -414.0% |
| 1997 | 19.35 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
| 1998 | 8.21 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1999 | 8.31 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 9.34 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 17.5 % change on previous year | +87.4% |
| 2002 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2003 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 8.53 % change on previous year | +105.6% |
| 2005 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 2006 | -23.05 % change on previous year | +126.8% |
| 2007 | 10.95 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 2008 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2009 | -21.13 % change on previous year | +418.0% |
| 2010 | 25.26 % change on previous year | -219.5% |
| 2011 | -16.17 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 2012 | 37.03 % change on previous year | -329.0% |
| 2013 | -35.71 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 2014 | 43.84 % change on previous year | -222.8% |
| 2015 | -13.27 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2016 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 2017 | -10.62 % change on previous year | -331.6% |
| 2018 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2019 | -16.4 % change on previous year | -372.0% |
| 2020 | 25.47 % change on previous year | -255.3% |
| 2021 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2022 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2023 | -10.73 % change on previous year | +119.9% |
| 2024 | -0.3388 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's -0.3388 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's -0.3388 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8505 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +25520.3% | 0.0958 % change on previous year | 24.54 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +13751.7% | 0.5184 % change on previous year | 71.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.61 % change on previous year | -10.89 % change on previous year | 24.69 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | -4.93 % change on previous year | -30.56 % change on previous year | 18.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 % change on previous year | -32.14 % change on previous year | 71.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.08 % change on previous year | -39 % change on previous year | 38.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4916 % change on previous year | -23.05 % change on previous year | 17.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 % change on previous year | -35.71 % change on previous year | 43.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7854 % change on previous year | -10.73 % change on previous year | 25.47 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- 123 Libya -0.1989 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Morocco -0.3709 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Jamaica -0.4104 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Tonga -0.6263 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate in South Africa was -0.3388 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.81 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -39 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for how have things changed?, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 124th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.