Cottonseed Oil — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Cottonseed Oil — Food supply was 4,593 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cottonseed Oil — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cottonseed oil — food supply in South Africa is 4,593 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.7% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cottonseed oil — food supply in South Africa peaked at 20,395 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,542 million Kcal, in 2022.
That places South Africa 45th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cottonseed Oil — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,751 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 8,962 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9,133 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9,320 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12,995 million Kcal | +39.4% |
| 2015 | 3,617 million Kcal | -72.2% |
| 2016 | 12,213 million Kcal | +237.6% |
| 2017 | 18,266 million Kcal | +49.6% |
| 2018 | 20,395 million Kcal | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 9,106 million Kcal | -55.4% |
| 2020 | 17,889 million Kcal | +96.5% |
| 2021 | 5,170 million Kcal | -71.1% |
| 2022 | 3,542 million Kcal | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 4,593 million Kcal | +29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,276 million Kcal | 3,617 million Kcal | 20,395 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,799 million Kcal | 3,542 million Kcal | 17,889 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 cottonseed oil — food supply in South Africa?
- Cottonseed oil — food supply in South Africa was 4,593 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cottonseed oil — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20,395 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest cottonseed oil — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,542 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for cottonseed oil — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 45th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cottonseed oil — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cottonseed Oil — 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.