Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value in South Africa
South Africa: Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value was 17,065 million SLC in 2023. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value in South Africa, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2023, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in South Africa stood at 17,065 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in South Africa peaked at 17,065 million SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,322 million SLC, in 2005.
That places South Africa 32nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,105 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 9,746 million SLC | +59.6% |
| 2003 | 10,784 million SLC | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 14,110 million SLC | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 3,322 million SLC | -76.5% |
| 2006 | 3,917 million SLC | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 4,727 million SLC | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 6,104 million SLC | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 6,640 million SLC | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 7,354 million SLC | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 9,017 million SLC | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 7,096 million SLC | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 9,484 million SLC | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 9,919 million SLC | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 10,099 million SLC | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10,982 million SLC | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 11,791 million SLC | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 14,248 million SLC | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 14,131 million SLC | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 15,073 million SLC | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 13,157 million SLC | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 13,403 million SLC | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 17,065 million SLC | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,273 million SLC | 3,322 million SLC | 14,110 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,412 million SLC | 7,096 million SLC | 14,248 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,674 million SLC | 13,157 million SLC | 17,065 million SLC | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 77,700 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,907 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8472 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in South Africa?
- Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in South Africa was 17,065 million SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,065 million SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,322 million SLC in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.