Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity was 234,900 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in South Africa, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcoholic beverages — import quantity in South Africa is 234,900 t, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 120.3% on the previous year and up 327.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 234,900 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,419 t, in 1972.
South Africa ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,762 t | 4,538 t | 13,497 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,934 t | 4,419 t | 15,270 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,206 t | 9,028 t | 20,706 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,430 t | 9,452 t | 73,466 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,842 t | 31,199 t | 216,151 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,108 t | 86,952 t | 234,900 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 23.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 430,925 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic beverages — import quantity in South Africa?
- Alcoholic beverages — import quantity in South Africa was 234,900 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest alcoholic beverages — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 234,900 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,419 t in 1972.
- How does South Africa rank for alcoholic beverages — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2013.
- Is alcoholic beverages — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 327.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 caput 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.