Pimento — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Pimento — Food supply was 81,859 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pimento — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pimento — food supply in South Africa is 81,859 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pimento — food supply in South Africa peaked at 85,062 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51,630 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places South Africa 19th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pimento — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51,630 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 56,847 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 66,327 million Kcal | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 70,637 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 67,288 million Kcal | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 68,244 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 68,843 million Kcal | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 69,825 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 70,549 million Kcal | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 64,561 million Kcal | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 71,765 million Kcal | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 82,272 million Kcal | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 85,062 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 81,859 million Kcal | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65,475 million Kcal | 51,630 million Kcal | 70,637 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,239 million Kcal | 71,765 million Kcal | 85,062 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 16 Cameroon 121,302 million Kcal compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 35.69 million Kcal compare
- 17 Sri Lanka 120,326 million Kcal compare
- 18 Niger 101,776 million Kcal compare
- 20 Morocco 76,072 million Kcal compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 75,781 million Kcal compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 75,661 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 pimento — food supply in South Africa?
- Pimento — food supply in South Africa was 81,859 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pimento — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85,062 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest pimento — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,630 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for pimento — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pimento — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Pimento — 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.