Total Reserves, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Total Reserves, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total Reserves, per capita in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0012 units per person for total reserves, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1996.
That places South Africa 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Reserves, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -49.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +162.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +80.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 units per person | +14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Reserves, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +162.3% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2004 | +80.9% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
| 1996 | -49.4% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 total reserves, per capita in South Africa?
- Total reserves, per capita in South Africa was 0.0012 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for total reserves, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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 Total Reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total Reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total Reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total Reserves World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total Reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.