Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity was 335 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Southern Africa, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 335 t for soft-fibres, other — import quantity in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Southern Africa peaked at 1,380 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 1,338 t | — |
| 1965 | 98 t | -92.7% |
| 1966 | 47 t | -52.0% |
| 1967 | 295 t | +527.7% |
| 1968 | 117 t | -60.3% |
| 1969 | 150 t | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 172 t | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 t | — |
| 1973 | 0 t | — |
| 1974 | 43 t | — |
| 1975 | 63 t | +46.5% |
| 1976 | 16 t | -74.6% |
| 1977 | 26 t | +62.5% |
| 1978 | 13 t | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 18 t | +38.5% |
| 1980 | 43 t | +138.9% |
| 1981 | 58 t | +34.9% |
| 1982 | 30 t | -48.3% |
| 1983 | 12 t | -60.0% |
| 1984 | 40 t | +233.3% |
| 1985 | 23 t | -42.5% |
| 1986 | 15 t | -34.8% |
| 1987 | 36 t | +140.0% |
| 1988 | 46 t | +27.8% |
| 1989 | 99 t | +115.2% |
| 1990 | 60 t | -39.4% |
| 1991 | 59 t | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 34 t | -42.4% |
| 1993 | 105 t | +208.8% |
| 1994 | 166 t | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 145 t | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 85 t | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 94 t | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 95 t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 99 t | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 54 t | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 92 t | +70.4% |
| 2002 | 227 t | +146.7% |
| 2003 | 925 t | +307.5% |
| 2004 | 1,380 t | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 266 t | -80.7% |
| 2006 | 317 t | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 134 t | -57.7% |
| 2008 | 251 t | +87.3% |
| 2009 | 142 t | -43.4% |
| 2010 | 241 t | +69.7% |
| 2011 | 354 t | +46.9% |
| 2012 | 395 t | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 335 t | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227.22 t | 0 t | 1,338 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.1 t | 0 t | 172 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.2 t | 12 t | 99 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.2 t | 34 t | 166 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 378.8 t | 54 t | 1,380 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 331.25 t | 241 t | 395 t | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Southern Africa?
- Soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Southern Africa was 335 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soft-fibres, other — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,380 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest soft-fibres, other — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for soft-fibres, other — import quantity?
- Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2013.
- Is soft-fibres, other — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 caput 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.