Pulses — Food in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pulses — Food was 109 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 109 1000 t for pulses — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food in Southern Africa peaked at 196 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 104 1000 t, in 2019.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 196 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 184 1000 t | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 167 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 148 1000 t | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 166 1000 t | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 146 1000 t | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 124 1000 t | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 119 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 118 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 104 1000 t | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 124 1000 t | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 141 1000 t | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 118 1000 t | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 109 1000 t | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 147.2 1000 t | 104 1000 t | 196 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 123 1000 t | 109 1000 t | 141 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Africa
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- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested 1.93 million ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 837 kg/ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested 141,439 ha (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks 183,952 1000 An (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 731,569 t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 377.6 kg/ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 1.94 million ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production 1.98 million t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 1,026 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses — food in Southern Africa?
- Pulses — food in Southern Africa was 109 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 196 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses — food recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 104 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pulses — food?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — 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.