Fish, Seafood — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Fish, Seafood — Food supply was 9.87 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Seafood — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa is 9.87 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa peaked at 15.36 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.57 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 138th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Seafood — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.63 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 10.34 kcal/cap/d | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 15.36 kcal/cap/d | +48.5% |
| 2013 | 12.84 kcal/cap/d | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6 kcal/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 12.1 kcal/cap/d | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 10.78 kcal/cap/d | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4 kcal/cap/d | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 14.33 kcal/cap/d | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 11.73 kcal/cap/d | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 9.57 kcal/cap/d | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 10.14 kcal/cap/d | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 10 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.87 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.41 kcal/cap/d | 10.34 kcal/cap/d | 15.36 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.89 kcal/cap/d | 9.57 kcal/cap/d | 10.14 kcal/cap/d | 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 fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa?
- Fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa was 9.87 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.57 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for fish, seafood — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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, Seafood — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.