Beer — Food in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Beer — Food was 4,030 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,030 1000 t
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
20th
of 29 groups
All-time high
4,030 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
3,127 1000 t
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Beer — Food in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2010201620232010: 3.2k 1000 t2011: 3.3k 1000 t2012: 3.3k 1000 t2013: 3.4k 1000 t2014: 3.5k 1000 t2015: 3.6k 1000 t2016: 3.7k 1000 t2017: 3.8k 1000 t2018: 3.8k 1000 t2019: 3.9k 1000 t2020: 3.1k 1000 t2021: 3.6k 1000 t2022: 4.0k 1000 t2023: 4.0k 1000 t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for beer — food in Southern Africa is 4,030 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beer — food in Southern Africa peaked at 4,030 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,127 1000 t, in 2020.

That places Southern Africa 20th out of 29 groups 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.

Beer — Food in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Beer — Food in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 3,204 1000 t
2011 3,307 1000 t +3.2%
2012 3,325 1000 t +0.5%
2013 3,414 1000 t +2.7%
2014 3,548 1000 t +3.9%
2015 3,621 1000 t +2.1%
2016 3,655 1000 t +0.9%
2017 3,794 1000 t +3.8%
2018 3,804 1000 t +0.3%
2019 3,904 1000 t +2.6%
2020 3,127 1000 t -19.9%
2021 3,627 1000 t +16.0%
2022 3,969 1000 t +9.4%
2023 4,030 1000 t +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,558 1000 t 3,204 1000 t 3,904 1000 t 10
2020s 3,688 1000 t 3,127 1000 t 4,030 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 17 Canada 1,972 1000 t compare
  2. 18 Argentina 1,938 1000 t compare
  3. 19 Australia 1,871 1000 t compare
  4. 20 Nigeria 1,713 1000 t compare
  5. 21 Republic of Korea 1,699 1000 t compare
  6. 22 Philippines 1,664 1000 t compare
  7. 23 Romania 1,506 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beer — food in Southern Africa?
Beer — food in Southern Africa was 4,030 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beer — food recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 4,030 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest beer — food recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3,127 1000 t in 2020.
How does Southern Africa rank for beer — food?
Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is beer — food rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beer — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 2,872 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.