Millet and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Millet and products — Food supply was 13,956 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Millet 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 13,956 million Kcal for millet and products — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 18,063 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12,503 million Kcal, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 36th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Millet and products — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17,136 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 16,874 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 16,121 million Kcal | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 15,784 million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13,714 million Kcal | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 12,503 million Kcal | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 18,063 million Kcal | +44.5% |
| 2017 | 16,122 million Kcal | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 13,831 million Kcal | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 13,381 million Kcal | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 16,034 million Kcal | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 17,972 million Kcal | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 16,396 million Kcal | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 13,956 million Kcal | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,353 million Kcal | 12,503 million Kcal | 18,063 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,089 million Kcal | 13,956 million Kcal | 17,972 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Guinea 28,102 million Kcal compare
- 34 Germany 26,633 million Kcal compare
- 35 Afghanistan 18,984 million Kcal compare
- 37 Mauritania 10,401 million Kcal compare
- 38 Republic of Korea 10,046 million Kcal compare
- 39 Tunisia 9,995 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 millet and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Millet and products — food supply in South Africa was 13,956 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,063 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest millet and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,503 million Kcal in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for millet and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is millet and products — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Millet 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.