Cocoa Beans and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Cocoa Beans and products — Food supply was 169,480 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cocoa Beans and products — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 169,480 million Kcal for cocoa beans and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 199,655 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,564 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places South Africa 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cocoa Beans and products — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25,564 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 107,444 million Kcal | +320.3% |
| 2012 | 126,075 million Kcal | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 143,881 million Kcal | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 136,290 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 138,261 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 138,477 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 141,633 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 143,197 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 133,465 million Kcal | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 148,416 million Kcal | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 199,655 million Kcal | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 174,084 million Kcal | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 169,480 million Kcal | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 123,429 million Kcal | 25,564 million Kcal | 143,881 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,909 million Kcal | 148,416 million Kcal | 199,655 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 25 Malaysia 187,768 million Kcal compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 186,495 million Kcal compare
- 27 Chile 184,226 million Kcal compare
- 29 Libya 167,889 million Kcal compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 2,187 million Kcal compare
- 30 China, Taiwan Province of 162,100 million Kcal compare
- 31 Canada 152,557 million Kcal compare
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 cocoa beans and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Cocoa beans and products — food supply in South Africa was 169,480 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 199,655 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,564 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for cocoa beans and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cocoa beans and products — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Cocoa Beans and products — 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.