Apples and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Apples and products — Food supply was 145,604 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Apples and products — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 145,604 million Kcal for apples and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 150.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 243,755 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44,984 million Kcal, in 2018.
South Africa ranks 29th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apples and products — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 117,971 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 137,419 million Kcal | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 109,009 million Kcal | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 58,031 million Kcal | -46.8% |
| 2014 | 73,171 million Kcal | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 59,859 million Kcal | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 71,662 million Kcal | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 67,136 million Kcal | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 44,984 million Kcal | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 68,859 million Kcal | +53.1% |
| 2020 | 83,624 million Kcal | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 243,755 million Kcal | +191.5% |
| 2022 | 188,265 million Kcal | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 145,604 million Kcal | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80,810 million Kcal | 44,984 million Kcal | 137,419 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,312 million Kcal | 83,624 million Kcal | 243,755 million Kcal | 4 |
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- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 7,510 million Kcal compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 1,939 million Kcal compare
- 30 Portugal 135,019 million Kcal compare
- 31 Argentina 113,681 million Kcal compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 103,250 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apples and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Apples and products — food supply in South Africa was 145,604 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 243,755 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest apples and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,984 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for apples and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is apples and products — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.9%. 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 Apples and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.