Pulses — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Pulses — Food supply was 235,535 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in South Africa stood at 235,535 million Kcal.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in South Africa peaked at 479,533 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 230,371 million Kcal, in 2019.
South Africa ranks 63rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 479,533 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 439,932 million Kcal | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 397,569 million Kcal | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 348,707 million Kcal | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 422,179 million Kcal | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 357,561 million Kcal | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 286,498 million Kcal | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 261,684 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 268,855 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 230,371 million Kcal | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 268,692 million Kcal | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 325,314 million Kcal | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 239,705 million Kcal | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 235,535 million Kcal | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 349,289 million Kcal | 230,371 million Kcal | 479,533 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,312 million Kcal | 235,535 million Kcal | 325,314 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 pulses — food supply in South Africa?
- Pulses — food supply in South Africa was 235,535 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 479,533 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,371 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for pulses — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 Pulses — 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.