Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 13.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 89.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in South Africa was 0.0002 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.