Demersal Fish — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Demersal Fish — Food supply was 70,700 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Demersal Fish — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, demersal fish — food supply in South Africa stood at 70,700 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, demersal fish — food supply in South Africa peaked at 70,700 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34,596 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places South Africa 24th out of 163 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.
Demersal Fish — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34,596 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 39,934 million Kcal | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 49,013 million Kcal | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 52,508 million Kcal | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 63,678 million Kcal | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 68,918 million Kcal | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 62,436 million Kcal | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 69,492 million Kcal | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 66,821 million Kcal | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 64,032 million Kcal | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 64,564 million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 70,700 million Kcal | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 70,700 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70,700 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57,143 million Kcal | 34,596 million Kcal | 69,492 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,166 million Kcal | 64,564 million Kcal | 70,700 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84,535 million Kcal compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 76,642 million Kcal compare
- 23 Angola 71,385 million Kcal compare
- 25 Norway 63,220 million Kcal compare
- 26 Argentina 58,484 million Kcal compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 21,869 million Kcal compare
- 27 China, Taiwan Province of 58,152 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 demersal fish — food supply in South Africa?
- Demersal fish — food supply in South Africa was 70,700 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest demersal fish — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70,700 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest demersal fish — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,596 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for demersal fish — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is demersal fish — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 Demersal Fish — 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.