Fish, Liver Oil — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Fish, Liver Oil — Food supply was 266.45 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Liver 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 fish, liver oil — food supply in South Africa is 266.45 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, liver oil — food supply in South Africa peaked at 963 million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 266.45 million Kcal, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 19th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Liver Oil — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 756 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 468 million Kcal | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 693 million Kcal | +48.1% |
| 2013 | 387 million Kcal | -44.2% |
| 2014 | 963 million Kcal | +148.8% |
| 2015 | 954 million Kcal | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 657 million Kcal | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 558 million Kcal | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 405 million Kcal | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 273 million Kcal | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 272.12 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 266.45 million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 266.45 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 266.45 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 611.4 million Kcal | 273 million Kcal | 963 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 267.87 million Kcal | 266.45 million Kcal | 272.12 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 16 Colombia 540 million Kcal compare
- 17 Bangladesh 323.72 million Kcal compare
- 18 Thailand 279.04 million Kcal compare
- 20 Uruguay 185.35 million Kcal compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 132.51 million Kcal compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 127.2 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 fish, liver oil — food supply in South Africa?
- Fish, liver oil — food supply in South Africa was 266.45 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, liver oil — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 963 million Kcal in 2014.
- What is the lowest fish, liver oil — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 266.45 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for fish, liver oil — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, liver oil — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fish, Liver Oil — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.