| 9 | Extant Roller Coasters |
| 6 | Defunct Roller Coasters |
| 3 | Extant Amusement Parks |
| 4 | Defunct Amusement Parks |
| 0.16 | Roller Coasters per million people (RCMP) |
| 0.02 | Roller Coasters per 1000 sq mi |
| Location | Roller Coasters | % | Population | RCMP | Area (sq mi) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | 8 | 0.888889 | 12272263 | 0.651877 | 7032.642853 | 1.137552 |
| Western Cape | - | - | 5822734 | - | 50020.876828 | - |
| KwaZulu-Natal | - | - | 10267300 | - | 36073.166868 | - |
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 0.111111 | 4039939 | 0.247528 | 29594.801183 | 0.033790 |
| Limpopo | - | - | 5404868 | - | 48671.512231 | - |
| Free State | - | - | 2745590 | - | 50202.033072 | - |
| Eastern Cape | - | - | 6562053 | - | 65264.434335 | - |
| North West | - | - | 3509953 | - | 40575.660207 | - |
| Northern Cape | - | - | 1145861 | - | 144177.794514 | - |