Butter, Ghee — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Butter, Ghee — Food supply was 131,356 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter, Ghee — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, butter, ghee — food supply in South Africa stood at 131,356 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter, ghee — food supply in South Africa peaked at 213,184 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75,869 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places South Africa 55th out of 164 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.
Butter, Ghee — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 139,545 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 146,561 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 173,339 million Kcal | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 137,520 million Kcal | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 75,869 million Kcal | -44.8% |
| 2015 | 96,921 million Kcal | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 124,158 million Kcal | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 129,023 million Kcal | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 213,184 million Kcal | +65.2% |
| 2019 | 123,755 million Kcal | -41.9% |
| 2020 | 154,181 million Kcal | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 147,207 million Kcal | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 142,270 million Kcal | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 131,356 million Kcal | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 135,988 million Kcal | 75,869 million Kcal | 213,184 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,754 million Kcal | 131,356 million Kcal | 154,181 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 butter, ghee — food supply in South Africa?
- Butter, ghee — food supply in South Africa was 131,356 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter, ghee — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 213,184 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest butter, ghee — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,869 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for butter, ghee — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter, ghee — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Butter, Ghee — Food supply (kcal). 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.