Maize and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Maize and products — Food supply was 14.15 million million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 14.15 million million Kcal for maize and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 17.37 million million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.43 million million Kcal, in 2021.
That places South Africa 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.31 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 15.42 million million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.46 million million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.80 million million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.87 million million Kcal | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.19 million million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.86 million million Kcal | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.23 million million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.37 million million Kcal | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.14 million million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 13.33 million million Kcal | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 12.43 million million Kcal | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 13.41 million million Kcal | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 14.15 million million Kcal | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.36 million million Kcal | 15.31 million million Kcal | 17.37 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 million million Kcal | 12.43 million million Kcal | 14.15 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 6 Nigeria 23.68 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Viet Nam 4.85 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Ethiopia 22.13 million million Kcal compare
- 8 Brazil 18.74 million million Kcal compare
- 9 Türkiye 4.04 million million Kcal compare
- 10 Uganda 11.54 million million Kcal compare
- 11 Kenya 10.72 million million Kcal compare
- 12 Malawi 8.60 million 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 maize and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Maize and products — food supply in South Africa was 14.15 million million Kcal 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 17.37 million million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.43 million million Kcal in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for maize and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 9th 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 10.4%. 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). 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.