Sorghum and products — Food supply quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Sorghum and products — Food supply quantity was 0.56 kg/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum and products — Food supply quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food supply quantity in South Africa is 0.56 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply quantity in South Africa peaked at 1.7 kg/cap in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.14 kg/cap, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 33rd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum and products — Food supply quantity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.14 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 0.98 kg/cap | +600.0% |
| 2012 | 0.72 kg/cap | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7 kg/cap | +136.1% |
| 2014 | 1 kg/cap | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 0.72 kg/cap | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.37 kg/cap | -38.3% |
| 2018 | 0.38 kg/cap | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.87 kg/cap | +128.9% |
| 2020 | 1.27 kg/cap | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 0.73 kg/cap | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.54 kg/cap | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.56 kg/cap | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.748 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 1.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.775 kg/cap | 0.54 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 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 sorghum and products — food supply quantity in South Africa?
- Sorghum and products — food supply quantity in South Africa was 0.56 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 kg/cap in 2013.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 kg/cap in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for sorghum and products — food supply quantity?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.