Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa
South Africa: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure was 105 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa is 105, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa peaked at 105 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85, in 2015.
That places South Africa 21st out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85 | — |
| 2016 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 101 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 105 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 105 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8 | 85 | 97 | 5 |
| 2020s | 102.25 | 98 | 105 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in South Africa was 105 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 105 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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