Beverages — Phosphorus supply — Value in South Africa

South Africa: Beverages — Phosphorus supply — Value was 40 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40 mg/cap/d
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
62nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
49 mg/cap/d
in 2012
All-time low
36 mg/cap/d
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Beverages — Phosphorus supply — Value in South Africa, 2010–2023

010203040502010201620232010: 47 mg/cap/d2011: 47 mg/cap/d2012: 49 mg/cap/d2013: 47 mg/cap/d2014: 45 mg/cap/d2015: 44 mg/cap/d2016: 43 mg/cap/d2017: 43 mg/cap/d2018: 41 mg/cap/d2019: 41 mg/cap/d2020: 36 mg/cap/d2021: 43 mg/cap/d2022: 42 mg/cap/d2023: 40 mg/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.

Analysis

In 2023, beverages — phosphorus supply — value in South Africa stood at 40 mg/cap/d.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beverages — phosphorus supply — value in South Africa peaked at 49 mg/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36 mg/cap/d, in 2020.

South Africa ranks 62nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 44.7 mg/cap/d 41 mg/cap/d 49 mg/cap/d 10
2020s 40.25 mg/cap/d 36 mg/cap/d 43 mg/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 59 Belarus 42 mg/cap/d compare
  2. 59 Mexico 42 mg/cap/d compare
  3. 61 Marshall Islands 41 mg/cap/d compare
  4. 62 Maldives 40 mg/cap/d compare
  5. 64 Mongolia 39 mg/cap/d compare
  6. 65 Bhutan 38 mg/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beverages — phosphorus supply — value in South Africa?
Beverages — phosphorus supply — value in South Africa was 40 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beverages — phosphorus supply — value recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 49 mg/cap/d in 2012.
What is the lowest beverages — phosphorus supply — value recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 36 mg/cap/d in 2020.
How does South Africa rank for beverages — phosphorus supply — value?
South Africa ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is beverages — phosphorus supply — value rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Beverages — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beverages — Phosphorus supply — Value
Unit
mg/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 2,425 data points, 2010–2023
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The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.