Palm Oil — Food in South Africa
South Africa: Palm Oil — Food was 426 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Palm Oil — Food in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 426 1000 t for palm oil — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm oil — food in South Africa peaked at 431 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 200 1000 t, in 2018.
That places South Africa 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Palm Oil — Food in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 208 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 215 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 246 1000 t | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 244 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 220 1000 t | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 210 1000 t | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 220 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 220 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 200 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 247 1000 t | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 300 1000 t | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 431 1000 t | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 426 1000 t | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 218.3 1000 t | 200 1000 t | 246 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 351 1000 t | 247 1000 t | 431 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 9 Bangladesh 601 1000 t compare
- 10 Colombia 483 1000 t compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 14 1000 t compare
- 11 Mexico 471 1000 t compare
- 13 Yemen 373 1000 t compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 370 1000 t compare
- 14 Ethiopia 370 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 palm oil — food in South Africa?
- Palm oil — food in South Africa was 426 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm oil — food recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 431 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest palm oil — food recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 1000 t in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for palm oil — food?
- South Africa ranks 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm oil — food rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. 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 Palm Oil — 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.