Barley and products — Processing in South Africa
South Africa: Barley and products — Processing was 470 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Barley and products — Processing 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 — processing in South Africa is 470 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — processing in South Africa peaked at 479 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 342 1000 t, in 2010.
That places South Africa 20th out of 166 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 — Processing in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 342 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 445 1000 t | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 440 1000 t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 420 1000 t | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 443 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 457 1000 t | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 455 1000 t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 344 1000 t | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 390 1000 t | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 404 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 369 1000 t | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 440 1000 t | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 479 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 470 1000 t | -1.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 470 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 1000 t, 24.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 470 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 1000 t, 470.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 414 1000 t | 342 1000 t | 457 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 439.5 1000 t | 369 1000 t | 479 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 barley and products — processing in South Africa?
- Barley and products — processing in South Africa was 470 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 479 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest barley and products — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 342 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for barley and products — processing?
- South Africa ranks 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — processing rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 — Processing. 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.