Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Potassium supply — Value in South Africa
South Africa: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Potassium supply — Value was 347 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Potassium supply — Value in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value in South Africa is 347 mg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value in South Africa peaked at 405 mg/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 339 mg/cap/d, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 107th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Potassium supply — Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 344 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 343 mg/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 354 mg/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 354 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 353 mg/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 348 mg/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 339 mg/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 353 mg/cap/d | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 353 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 350 mg/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 405 mg/cap/d | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 386 mg/cap/d | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 368 mg/cap/d | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 347 mg/cap/d | -5.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 347 mg/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 481 mg/cap/d, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 347 mg/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 792 mg/cap/d, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 349.1 mg/cap/d | 339 mg/cap/d | 354 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 376.5 mg/cap/d | 347 mg/cap/d | 405 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 104 Nicaragua 357 mg/cap/d compare
- 105 Senegal 353 mg/cap/d compare
- 106 Saint Lucia 350 mg/cap/d compare
- 108 El Salvador 346 mg/cap/d compare
- 108 French Polynesia 346 mg/cap/d compare
- 110 Iceland 345 mg/cap/d 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 roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value in South Africa?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value in South Africa was 347 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 405 mg/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 339 mg/cap/d in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value?
- South Africa ranks 107th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — potassium supply — value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Potassium 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.