Area Database (v4.4)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% households with a refrigerator
Subnational regions
South Africa
All years

% households with a refrigerator

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
South Africa (Africa)  
Total 46.8 48.2 49.5 50.9 52.2 53.6 54.9 56.3 57.6 59.0 60.3 61.7 63.0 64.4 65.7 67.1 68.4 69.7 70.9 72.2 73.4 74.7 75.9 77.1 78.4
Eastern Cape 21.4 23.4 25.4 27.5 29.5 31.6 33.6 35.7 37.7 39.8 41.8 43.8 45.9 47.9 50.0 52.0 54.1 55.1 56.2 57.3 58.3 59.4 60.4 61.5 62.6
Free State 43.5 45.3 47.2 49.0 50.9 52.7 54.5 56.4 58.2 60.1 61.9 63.7 65.6 67.4 69.2 71.1 72.9 74.4 76.0 77.5 79.0 80.6 82.1 83.6 85.1
Gauteng 74.1 74.0 74.0 73.9 73.8 73.7 73.6 73.6 73.5 73.4 73.3 73.2 73.2 73.1 73.0 72.9 72.8 73.2 73.7 74.1 74.5 74.9 75.3 75.7 76.1
KwaZulu Natal 40.1 41.5 42.9 44.3 45.7 47.1 48.5 49.9 51.2 52.6 54.0 55.4 56.8 58.2 59.6 61.0 62.4 64.4 66.5 68.5 70.5 72.5 74.5 76.5 78.5
Mpumalanga 43.6 45.3 47.0 48.7 50.4 52.1 53.9 55.6 57.3 59.0 60.7 62.4 64.1 65.9 67.6 69.3 71.0 70.9 70.7 70.6 70.5 70.4 70.2 70.1 70.0
North West 43.0 44.4 45.8 47.2 48.5 49.9 51.3 52.7 54.1 55.5 56.9 58.3 59.7 61.1 62.4 63.8 65.2 66.6 68.0 69.3 70.7 72.1 73.4 74.8 76.1
Northern Cape 56.6 57.4 58.2 59.0 59.8 60.6 61.3 62.1 62.9 63.7 64.5 65.2 66.0 66.8 67.6 68.4 69.1 71.3 73.5 75.7 77.9 80.1 82.2 84.4 86.6
Northern Province 20.7 23.7 26.7 29.6 32.6 35.6 38.5 41.5 44.5 47.4 50.4 53.4 56.3 59.3 62.3 65.2 68.2 70.5 72.8 75.1 77.4 79.7 82.1 84.4 86.7
Western Cape 75.5 75.8 76.1 76.4 76.7 77.0 77.3 77.6 77.9 78.2 78.5 78.8 79.1 79.4 79.7 80.0 80.3 82.4 84.4 86.5 88.5 90.6 92.6 94.7 96.7
Lighter numbers are estimates