Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply was 47,143 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, other and products — food supply in South Africa stood at 47,143 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 57,677 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45,108 million Kcal, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 75th 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, Other and products — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56,183 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 57,677 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 55,529 million Kcal | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 53,381 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 54,064 million Kcal | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50,496 million Kcal | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 48,043 million Kcal | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 50,432 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 51,218 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 47,255 million Kcal | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 55,487 million Kcal | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 47,057 million Kcal | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 45,108 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 47,143 million Kcal | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52,428 million Kcal | 47,255 million Kcal | 57,677 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,699 million Kcal | 45,108 million Kcal | 55,487 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 72 New Zealand 55,262 million Kcal compare
- 73 Greece 51,285 million Kcal compare
- 74 Madagascar 49,804 million Kcal compare
- 76 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42,651 million Kcal compare
- 77 Paraguay 42,291 million Kcal compare
- 78 Austria 41,209 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 pulses, other and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply in South Africa was 47,143 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57,677 million Kcal in 2011.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,108 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for pulses, other and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, Other and products — 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.