Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy supply — Value in South Africa
South Africa: Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy supply — Value was 36 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy supply — Value in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 36 kcal/cap/d for pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value in South Africa peaked at 41 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places South Africa 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy supply — Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 33 kcal/cap/d | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 33 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 kcal/cap/d | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30 kcal/cap/d | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 31 kcal/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 30 kcal/cap/d | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 27 kcal/cap/d | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 30 kcal/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 41 kcal/cap/d | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 41 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36 kcal/cap/d | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 36 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.1 kcal/cap/d | 27 kcal/cap/d | 40 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5 kcal/cap/d | 36 kcal/cap/d | 41 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value in South Africa?
- Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value in South Africa was 36 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value?
- South Africa ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — energy supply — value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.