| Forest - indigenous |
| Woodland, previously termed forest and woodland |
| Thicket, bushland, bush clumps, high fynbos |
| Shrubland and low fynbos |
| Herbland |
| Unimproved natural grassland |
| Improved grassland |
| Forest plantations. Eucalyptus spp |
| Forest plantations. Pine spp |
| Forest plantations. Acacia spp |
| Forest plantations. Other or mixed spp |
| Forest plantations. Clearfelled |
| Waterbodies |
| Wetlands |
| Bare rock and soil. Natural |
| Bare rock and soil. Erosion: dongas or gullies |
| Bare rock and soil. Erosion: sheet |
| Degraded forest and woodland |
| Degraded thicket, bushland, etc |
| Degraded shrubland and low fynbos |
| Degraded unimproved natural grassland |
| Cultivated, permanent, commercial, irrigated |
| Cultivated, permanent, commercial, dryland |
| Cultivated, permanent, commercial, sugarcane |
| Cultivated, temporary, commercial, irrigated |
| Cultivated, temporary, commercial, dryland |
| Cultivated, temporary, subsistence, dryland |
| Cultivated, temporary, subsistence, irrigated |
| Urban or built-up, residential |
| Urban or built-up, rural cluster |
| Urban or built-up, residential, formal suburbs |
| Urban or built-up, residential, flatland |
| Urban or built-up, residential, mixed |
| Urban or built-up, residential, hostels |
| Urban or built-up, residential, formal township |
| Urban or built-up, residential, informal township |
| Urban or built-up, residential, informal squatter camp |
| Urban or built-up, smallholdings, woodland |
| Urban or built-up, smallholdings, thicket, bushland |
| Urban or built-up, smallholdings, shrubland |
| Urban or built-up, smallholdings, grassland |
| Urban or built-up, commercial, mercantile |
| Urban or built-up, commercial, education, health, IT |
| Urban or built-up, industrial or heavy transport |
| Urban or built-up, industrial or light transport |
| Mines and quarries. Underground or subsurface mining |
| Mines and quarries. Surface-based mining |
| Mines and quarries. Mine tailings and waste dumps |