Maize and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Maize and products — Food supply was 613.49 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in South Africa stood at 613.49 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 831.22 kcal/cap/d in 2014 and was at its lowest, 553.62 kcal/cap/d, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 12th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 801.16 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 797.31 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 787.39 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 791.43 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 831.22 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 830.51 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 806.83 kcal/cap/d | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 818.85 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 812.04 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 742.09 kcal/cap/d | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 603.09 kcal/cap/d | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 553.62 kcal/cap/d | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 589.13 kcal/cap/d | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 613.49 kcal/cap/d | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 801.88 kcal/cap/d | 742.09 kcal/cap/d | 831.22 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 589.83 kcal/cap/d | 553.62 kcal/cap/d | 613.49 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 9 Viet Nam 132.49 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Honduras 726.8 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Türkiye 126.76 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Uganda 649.54 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Botswana 620.53 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 112.25 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 161.51 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Nicaragua 584.72 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 54.72 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Egypt 569.71 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Namibia 537.12 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41.86 kcal/cap/d 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 maize and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Maize and products — food supply in South Africa was 613.49 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 831.22 kcal/cap/d in 2014.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 553.62 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for maize and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 12th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Maize and products — 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.