Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses in South Africa
South Africa: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses was 816 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals - excluding beer — losses in South Africa is 816 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — losses in South Africa peaked at 866 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 473 1000 t, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 25th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 695 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 611 1000 t | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 688 1000 t | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 669 1000 t | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 785 1000 t | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 558 1000 t | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 473 1000 t | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 866 1000 t | +83.1% |
| 2018 | 681 1000 t | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 608 1000 t | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 793 1000 t | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 839 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 762 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 816 1000 t | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 663.4 1000 t | 473 1000 t | 866 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 802.5 1000 t | 762 1000 t | 839 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals - excluding beer — losses in South Africa?
- Cereals - excluding beer — losses in South Africa was 816 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — losses recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 866 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — losses recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 473 1000 t in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for cereals - excluding beer — losses?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals - excluding beer — losses rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses. 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.