Pelagic Fish — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 132,898 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food supply in South Africa stood at 132,898 million Kcal.
The figure is down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in South Africa peaked at 227,154 million Kcal in 2012 and was at its lowest, 122,858 million Kcal, in 2020.
That places South Africa 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 170,413 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 136,927 million Kcal | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 227,154 million Kcal | +65.9% |
| 2013 | 179,293 million Kcal | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 186,377 million Kcal | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 161,141 million Kcal | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 139,036 million Kcal | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 146,226 million Kcal | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 214,271 million Kcal | +46.5% |
| 2019 | 159,073 million Kcal | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 122,858 million Kcal | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 132,898 million Kcal | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 132,898 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 132,898 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 171,991 million Kcal | 136,927 million Kcal | 227,154 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 130,388 million Kcal | 122,858 million Kcal | 132,898 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 25 Cameroon 197,472 million Kcal compare
- 26 Colombia 189,501 million Kcal compare
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 147,889 million Kcal compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 129,472 million Kcal compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 1,277 million Kcal compare
- 30 Brazil 125,016 million Kcal compare
- 31 Australia 122,473 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 pelagic fish — food supply in South Africa?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in South Africa was 132,898 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 227,154 million Kcal in 2012.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,858 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Pelagic Fish — 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.