Fish, Seafood — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Fish, Seafood — Food supply was 227,718 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Seafood — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 227,718 million Kcal for fish, seafood — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa peaked at 306,625 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 199,969 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places South Africa 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 222,276 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 199,969 million Kcal | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 301,518 million Kcal | +50.8% |
| 2013 | 256,219 million Kcal | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 275,888 million Kcal | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 250,467 million Kcal | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 225,198 million Kcal | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 239,859 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 306,625 million Kcal | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 255,074 million Kcal | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 211,446 million Kcal | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 227,718 million Kcal | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 227,718 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 227,718 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 253,309 million Kcal | 199,969 million Kcal | 306,625 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,650 million Kcal | 211,446 million Kcal | 227,718 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 38 Mozambique 294,905 million Kcal compare
- 39 Pakistan 287,897 million Kcal compare
- 40 China, Hong Kong SAR 254,480 million Kcal compare
- 42 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,410 million Kcal compare
- 43 Sweden 198,604 million Kcal compare
- 44 Argentina 191,557 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 fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa?
- Fish, seafood — food supply in South Africa was 227,718 million Kcal 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 306,625 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,969 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for fish, seafood — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 41st 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 11.1%. 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). 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.