Miscellaneous — Export quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Miscellaneous — Export quantity was 234 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Export quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — export quantity in South Africa stood at 234 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 236 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82 1000 t, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 30th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Export quantity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 104 1000 t | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 113 1000 t | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 198 1000 t | +75.2% |
| 2014 | 202 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 192 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 234 1000 t | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 213 1000 t | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 215 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 231 1000 t | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 236 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 231 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 228 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 234 1000 t | +2.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 234 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 1000 t, 39.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 234 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5 1000 t, 156.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Miscellaneous — Export quantity in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +75.2% | 113 1000 t | 198 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 178.4 1000 t | 82 1000 t | 234 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.25 1000 t | 228 1000 t | 236 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 28 Australia and New Zealand 267 1000 t compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 265 1000 t compare
- 30 Denmark 234 1000 t compare
- 32 Czechia 213 1000 t compare
- 33 China, Taiwan Province of 205 1000 t 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 miscellaneous — export quantity in South Africa?
- Miscellaneous — export quantity in South Africa was 234 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 236 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for miscellaneous — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Miscellaneous — Export quantity. 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.