South Africa - Environment
As far as the environment of South Africa is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of South Africa
Climate We have mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 18.457 million tons (2024 est.)
Total renewable water resources 51.35 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 3.476 billion cubic meters (2022)
Industrial 4.616 billion cubic meters (2022)
Agricultural 11.839 billion cubic meters (2022)
Land Use
Agricultural land 79.4% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 9.9% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.3% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 69.2% (2022 est.)
Forest 14% (2022 est.)
Other 6.6% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 68.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 10.316 million Johannesburg (includes Ekurhuleni), 4.890 million Cape Town (legislative capital), 3.228 million Durban, 2.818 million PRETORIA (administrative capital), 1.296 million Port Elizabeth, 934,000 West Rand (2023).
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South Africa is found in Southern Africa