Southern Africa · Africa
South Africa
In 2020 an estimated 54,041,640 people lived here, 76% of them in urban areas.
Water ladder
South Africa · 2020 · National
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Sanitation ladder
South Africa · 2020 · National
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Hygiene ladder
South Africa · 2020 · National
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- Urban
- Rural
Radar of five headline indicators.
- Water
- Sanitation
- Hygiene
At least basic service, national.
- Safely Managed
- Basic
- Limited
- Unimproved
- Surface Water
100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.
- Safely Managed
- Basic
- Limited
- Unimproved
- Open Defecation
100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.
- Basic
- Limited
- No Facility
Water service levels as 100 cells.
At least basic water, national.
2000 vs selected year, headline indicators.
- Urban
- Rural
- National
Grouped bars, selected year.
Country rank · at least basic water
#28 of 48
South Africa · all records
| name | year ▲ | pop_n | pop_u | pop_r | wat_sm_n | wat_sm_u | wat_sm_r | wat_bas_n | wat_bas_u | wat_bas_r | wat_lim_n | wat_lim_u | wat_lim_r | wat_unim_n | wat_unim_u | wat_unim_r | wat_sur_n | wat_sur_u | wat_sur_r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2000 | 44,900,000 | 25,593,000 | 19,307,000 | 43.7 | 51.9 | 24.8 | 26.8 | 23.9 | 31.5 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 17.5 | 11 | 9 | 16.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 10 |
| South Africa | 2005 | 47,185,410 | 29,160,583 | 18,024,827 | 49.8 | 57.3 | 30.3 | 24.7 | 21.8 | 30.4 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 15.7 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 9 |
| South Africa | 2010 | 49,470,820 | 32,947,566 | 16,523,254 | 51.3 | 58.6 | 31.7 | 24.1 | 21.2 | 30.1 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 15.3 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 14.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 8.7 |
| South Africa | 2012 | 50,384,984 | 34,523,791 | 15,861,193 | 54.6 | 61.5 | 34.8 | 22.9 | 20 | 29.4 | 9 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 8.2 |
| South Africa | 2015 | 51,756,230 | 36,953,948 | 14,802,282 | 55.5 | 62.3 | 35.6 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 13.1 | 5 | 4.1 | 8 |
| South Africa | 2018 | 53,127,476 | 39,463,089 | 13,664,387 | 56.5 | 63.1 | 36.5 | 22.1 | 19.3 | 28.9 | 8.6 | 7 | 13.8 | 8 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 4 | 7.9 |
| South Africa | 2020 | 54,041,640 | 41,179,730 | 12,861,910 | 58.8 | 65.1 | 38.7 | 21.2 | 18.4 | 28.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| South Africa | 2022 | 54,955,804 | 42,931,474 | 12,024,330 | 62.2 | 68.1 | 42 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 27.3 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7 |
| South Africa | 2025 | 56,327,050 | 45,624,911 | 10,702,139 | 62.2 | 68.1 | 42 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 27.3 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7 |
Column names are the raw dataset fields. Demo data