Description: The monthly cost of a basket of food that a low-income South African household of seven people typically tries to buy each month. The basket was designed by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD) with women living on low incomes, based on the foods and quantities they say they aim to secure. It contains 44 food items. It reflects what households actually buy under tight budgets, not an ideal diet, and is not nutritionally complete. Women shoppers collect the prices from the supermarkets and butcheries that serve low-income areas, and it reflects their choices in switching to cheaper brands or stores in order to find specials, meaning the data represents what households really pay each month. This data is published monthly as part of the Household Affordability Index.

This dataset contains the number of registered voters, the number who voted (voter turnout) and the percentage who voted (%voter turnout) in each of South Africa's local municipalities in five local government elections - 2000, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021. Elections are held every five years. Only registered voters can vote.

South African annual price inflation (PPI), monthly.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in current US dollars for all countries and various regional and economic groups. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period (in this case, annually). Here it has been divided the general population of each country / group to achieve a per capita estimate. The values are expressed in 'current' (also known as 'nominal') prices, meaning the values provided for each specific year reflects the prices of that year, without adjusting them to remove the effects of inflation over time. The values are expressed in United States dollars.

The number of people employed in South Africa in specific industries. The employment numbers in this dataset combine both part-time and full-time employees. The data is sourced from Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) in selected industries: The Quarterly Employment Statistics are the findings of an enterprise survey conducted by Stats SA based on samples drawn from private non-agricultural businesses (factories, firms, offices and stores), as well as from national, provincial and local government entities to measure employment figures

The number of tourists arriving in South Africa through one of the four major international airports OR Tambo, Cape Town, King Shaka and Lanseria by month.

The number of tourists arriving in South Africa each month by air, sea and land

This dataset contains the number of people registered to vote in the 2026 municipal elections broken down by sex and age categories as at 2 September 2026.

Annual rand value of total money wagered (turnover) in South Africa across financial years (1 April to 31 March). The dataset is segmented by gambling sector: casinos, betting, bingo, and limited payout machines (LPMs).

Weekly Energy Availability Factor (EAF) percentage across Eskom power stations, representing the proportion of available generation capacity. Excludes electricity generated by independent power producers (IPPs), renewable energy sources, and imported power.

The labour absorption rate is the proportion of the working-age population aged 15 to 64 years that is employed. It is also known as the employment-to-population ratio.

Sales numbers of plug-in hybrids, traditional hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles by financial quarter from 2022 in South Africa.

South Africa's annual GDP growth rate (in constant 2015 prices) Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services during an accounting period. The GDP growth rate represents the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price.

Cumulative generation capacity, measured in megawatts (MW), of solar photovoltaic panels exported from China to African countries.

The number of South African households that own one or more solar electric panels

Monthly seasonally adjusted freight payload moved by road and rail, measured in metric tonnes. From Statistics South Africa's Land Transport Survey.

A list of food, baby, household and pet items surveyed by Statistics South Africa each month to determine the cost of living for people living in South Africa.

Greenhouse gas emissions released by South Africa’s main electricity prducer, the state-owned utility Eskom. Emissions include total emissions as well as carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O). Data is from the Draft 10th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 1990-2024

This dataset is from the Statistics South Africa's Mid-year Population Estimates 2026. It includes total population estimates for each province as well as estimates for 17 age cohorts for mid-2026

This dataset is from the Statistics South Africa's Mid-year Population Estimates 2026 dataset. It includes total population as well as estimates for 17 age cohorts for 2002 to 2026

Annual book revenue by sector in South Africa. Covers sector publishing revenues.

The number of public schools that have basic pit toilets broken down by province. Note that some schools may have appropriate sanitation as well as basic pit toilets that have yet to be removed. Basic pit toilets are 'illegal' and should have been replaced with appropriate forms of sanitation by 30 November 2016. This information comes from the Education Facilities Management System (EFMS) and its predecessor the National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS). NEIMS was replaced by EFMS in 2023.

The percentage distribution of the highest level of education attained by South Africans aged 20 years and older from 2002 to 2025.

Amount owed by South African municipalities to state power utility Eskom for electricity supplied. Covers financial years 2014 to 2026. Eskom's financial year starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March.

Year-on-year change in average concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), in parts per million – or the dry air mole fraction, which is the number of moles of carbon dioxide per mole of dry air. Carbon dioxide is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas driving climate change. To find out more about this data go to https://www.jkclimate.fr/Dashboard2024/greenhouse_gases.html

Basic pit toilets are illegal in South African schools and should have been eradicated by 31 November 2016. This datasets shows a provincial breakdown of the number of schools with basic pit toilets only. The data is sourced from the Education Facility Management System (EFMS) and its predecessor, the National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS).

This dataset contains monthly port statistics from Transnet based on cargo dues invoiced, including total cargo, number of vessels and number of containers.

This dataset contains Eskom's estimates of rooftop photovoltaic solar capacity installed in South Africa and its nine provinces. Rooftop PV includes rooftop, ground-mounted and other behind-the-meter PV installations.

The annual contribution of renewable energy on the national grid in MWh as metered by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA). Renewable electricity sources are concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic and wind. Most of this electricity is generated by independent power producers who have contracts with Eskom or the NTCSA. At present Eskom operates only one wind farm.

This dataset is a subset of the Thembisa Model 5.0 dataset. The model estimates or projects South Africa's population for ages 0 to 90+ from 1985 to 2035. Projections start from 2012 onwards. Go to Thembisa Project for their methodology.

The number of people employed on average per year in the South African mining sector. The data includes the total number of employees in the mining sector overall, as well as a breakdown of the number of employees in specific mine industries: gold, platinum, coal, chrome and manganese mining. This data is from Mineral Statistics compiled by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

The number of registered voters, the number that voted (voter turnout) and the percentage that voted (% voter turnout) in South Africa's local government (aka municipal) elections, from 2000 to 2021. This data set includes the national and provincial numbers. Local government elections are held every five years.

South Africa's carbon tax rate in rands per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) as well the percentage of tax-free allowances for industrial process and fugitive emissions and combustion emissions and the tax rate after allowances have been deducted.

The number of registered taxpayers in South Africa with income over the taxable threshold and the number with income of R750,000 and above as well as the number of grant beneficiaries by financial year since 2017/18. The data is sourced from the National Treasury's annual Budget Review documents.

South Africa's annual gold production. Data was provided by the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

The number of passenger journeys per financial year on Cape Town's MyCiti buses. MyCiti is a public transport service run by the City of Cape Town. The city's financial year begins on 1 July.

This dataset contains 447 public schools that have pit latrines as at 31 July 2025, according to information supplied to parliament by the Department of Basic Education in January 2026. These are schools not covered in the SAFE Initiative programme, according to the DBE. However, 17 schools in this list are on the SAFE Initiative list.

Presence of rooftop solar PV installations across 209 shopping centres and malls in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni as of 2026. Includes installation status (installed or not installed) and verification method. Compiled by DataDesk using media releases and Google Maps satellite imagery.