Miscellaneous — Food in South Africa
South Africa: Miscellaneous — Food was 0 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Miscellaneous — Food in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 1000 t for miscellaneous — food in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food in South Africa peaked at 63 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 t, in 2014.
That places South Africa 128th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.2 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 63 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 1 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 128 Tuvalu 0 1000 t
- 128 Bahrain 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Slovak Republic 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Serbia 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Ukraine 0 1000 t
- 128 Tunisia 0 1000 t
- 128 Lithuania 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Russian Federation 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Austria 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Senegal 0 1000 t
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1000 t
- 128 Malta 0 1000 t
- 128 Malaysia 0 1000 t
- 128 Morocco 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Hungary 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Denmark 0 1000 t
- 128 Poland 0 1000 t
- 128 Greece 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Sri Lanka 0 1000 t compare
- 128 India 0 1000 t
- 128 Brazil 0 1000 t
- 128 Pakistan 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Spain 0 1000 t
- 128 Germany 0 1000 t
- 128 Italy 0 1000 t
- 128 Egypt 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Costa Rica 0 1000 t
- 128 Thailand 0 1000 t
- 128 Guatemala 0 1000 t
- 128 Mexico 0 1000 t compare
- 128 Indonesia 0 1000 t
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food in South Africa?
- Miscellaneous — food in South Africa was 0 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 t in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for miscellaneous — food?
- South Africa ranks 128th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Food. 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.