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These charts are based on dataset DS0056 - Rhino poaching in South Africa: 2016 - 2025
The total number of rhinos poached by year in South Africa each year in South African National Parks (SANParks) reserves (eg, Kruger National Park) as well as in other reserves in the nine provinces. This data starts from 2016. It is usually updated twice a year.
- Source
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
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| ec | fs | gp | lp | mp | nc | nw | wc | kzn | zaf | date | year | sanparks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 17 | 6 | 90 | 32 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 162 | 1054 | 2016-12-01 | 2016 | 662 |
| 12 | 38 | 4 | 79 | 49 | 24 | 96 | 0 | 222 | 1028 | 2017-12-01 | 2017 | 504 |
| 19 | 16 | 2 | 40 | 51 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 142 | 769 | 2018-12-01 | 2018 | 422 |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 133 | 594 | 2019-12-01 | 2019 | 328 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 93 | 394 | 2020-12-01 | 2020 | 247 |
| 0 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 102 | 451 | 2021-12-01 | 2021 | 209 |
| 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 244 | 448 | 2022-12-01 | 2022 | 124 |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 325 | 499 | 2023-12-01 | 2023 | 78 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 232 | 420 | 2024-12-31 | 2024 | 88 |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 97 | 352 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 | 175 |