Barley and products — Seed in South Africa

South Africa: Barley and products — Seed was 10 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 90 countries
All-time high
13 1000 t
in 2018
All-time low
6 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Barley and products — Seed in South Africa, 2010–2023

0510152010201620232010: 6 1000 t2011: 6 1000 t2012: 6 1000 t2013: 6 1000 t2014: 6 1000 t2015: 7 1000 t2016: 10 1000 t2017: 8 1000 t2018: 13 1000 t2019: 11 1000 t2020: 10 1000 t2021: 7 1000 t2022: 10 1000 t2023: 10 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, barley and products — seed in South Africa stood at 10 1000 t.

That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley and products — seed in South Africa peaked at 13 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6 1000 t, in 2010.

That places South Africa 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Barley and products — Seed in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Barley and products — Seed in South Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 6 1000 t
2011 6 1000 t +0.0%
2012 6 1000 t +0.0%
2013 6 1000 t +0.0%
2014 6 1000 t +0.0%
2015 7 1000 t +16.7%
2016 10 1000 t +42.9%
2017 8 1000 t -20.0%
2018 13 1000 t +62.5%
2019 11 1000 t -15.4%
2020 10 1000 t -9.1%
2021 7 1000 t -30.0%
2022 10 1000 t +42.9%
2023 10 1000 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.9 1000 t 6 1000 t 13 1000 t 10
2020s 9.25 1000 t 7 1000 t 10 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 45 Peru 13 1000 t compare
  2. 45 Uzbekistan 13 1000 t compare
  3. 47 Afghanistan 11 1000 t compare
  4. 48 Tajikistan 10 1000 t compare
  5. 50 Armenia 9 1000 t compare
  6. 50 North Macedonia 9 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 127 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley and products — seed in South Africa?
Barley and products — seed in South Africa was 10 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest barley and products — seed recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13 1000 t in 2018.
What is the lowest barley and products — seed recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 6 1000 t in 2010.
How does South Africa rank for barley and products — seed?
South Africa ranks 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
Is barley and products — seed rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 — Seed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley and products — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
127 places, 1,755 data points, 2010–2023
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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.