Barley and products — Import quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Barley and products — Import quantity was 355 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Barley and products — Import quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley and products — import quantity in South Africa is 355 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.1% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 355 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 112 1000 t, in 2020.
That places South Africa 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Barley and products — Import quantity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 142 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 233 1000 t | +64.1% |
| 2012 | 152 1000 t | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 199 1000 t | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 222 1000 t | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 256 1000 t | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 138 1000 t | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 142 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 132 1000 t | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 133 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 112 1000 t | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 160 1000 t | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 235 1000 t | +46.9% |
| 2023 | 355 1000 t | +51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 174.9 1000 t | 132 1000 t | 256 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 215.5 1000 t | 112 1000 t | 355 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 21 Colombia 397 1000 t compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 388 1000 t compare
- 23 Austria 356 1000 t compare
- 25 Ireland 329 1000 t compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 311 1000 t compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 299 1000 t 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley and products — import quantity in South Africa?
- Barley and products — import quantity in South Africa was 355 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 355 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest barley and products — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 112 1000 t in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for barley and products — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Import quantity. 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.