Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa
South Africa: Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) was 111 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa is 111 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa peaked at 124 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 111 %, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 121st of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 122 % | — |
| 2001 | 123 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 123 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 124 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 124 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 123 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 123 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 123 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 123 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 122 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 121 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 121 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 121 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 120 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 119 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 119 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 119 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 119 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 118 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 115 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 114 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 113 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 112 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 111 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123 % | 122 % | 124 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.2 % | 115 % | 121 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5 % | 111 % | 114 % | 4 |
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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 average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa?
- Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in South Africa was 111 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 124 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 111 % in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average)?
- South Africa ranks 121st out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.