South Africa vs Southern Africa: Pimento — Food supply
Pimento — Food supply over time
- South Africa
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 81,917 million Kcal against 81,859 million Kcal in South Africa, a difference of 58 million Kcal.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 161 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65,475 million Kcal | 65,602 million Kcal | 127.42 million Kcal | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 80,239 million Kcal | 80,424 million Kcal | 184.75 million Kcal | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pimento — food supply, South Africa or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 81,917 million Kcal against 81,859 million Kcal in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pimento — food supply between South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 58 million Kcal, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for pimento — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pimento — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.