Rye and products — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Rye and products — Food supply was 3,622 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rye and products — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye and products — food supply in South Africa is 3,622 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye and products — food supply in South Africa peaked at 7,383 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,651 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places South Africa 44th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Rye and products — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,383 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 6,933 million Kcal | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,651 million Kcal | -76.2% |
| 2013 | 3,697 million Kcal | +124.0% |
| 2014 | 3,219 million Kcal | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 3,222 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,800 million Kcal | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 3,380 million Kcal | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 2,082 million Kcal | -38.4% |
| 2019 | 3,631 million Kcal | +74.4% |
| 2020 | 3,551 million Kcal | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,091 million Kcal | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 3,603 million Kcal | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 3,622 million Kcal | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,900 million Kcal | 1,651 million Kcal | 7,383 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,466 million Kcal | 3,091 million Kcal | 3,622 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 rye and products — food supply in South Africa?
- Rye and products — food supply in South Africa was 3,622 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,383 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest rye and products — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,651 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for rye and products — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 44th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rye and products — food supply 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 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 Rye 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.