Maize and products — Food supply quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Maize and products — Food supply quantity was 79.97 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Food supply quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 79.97 kg/cap for maize and products — food supply quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply quantity in South Africa peaked at 96.51 kg/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.93 kg/cap, in 2021.
That places South Africa 10th out of 161 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 quantity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 93.46 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 93.05 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.98 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.06 kg/cap | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.51 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 96.37 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.66 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 95.08 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 94.27 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.95 kg/cap | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 78.54 kg/cap | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 72.93 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 77.89 kg/cap | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 79.97 kg/cap | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.84 kg/cap | 81.95 kg/cap | 96.51 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.33 kg/cap | 72.93 kg/cap | 79.97 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 7 Guatemala 82.65 kg/cap compare
- 8 Botswana 80.22 kg/cap compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.02 kg/cap compare
- 9 Bhutan 80.09 kg/cap compare
- 9 Türkiye 16.38 kg/cap compare
- 10 Viet Nam 16.12 kg/cap compare
- 11 Honduras 78.49 kg/cap compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 13.86 kg/cap compare
- 12 Eswatini 77.02 kg/cap compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.56 kg/cap compare
- 13 Uganda 74.61 kg/cap 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 quantity in South Africa?
- Maize and products — food supply quantity in South Africa was 79.97 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.51 kg/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.93 kg/cap in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for maize and products — food supply quantity?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Maize and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.