Sorghum and products — Processing in South Africa
South Africa: Sorghum and products — Processing was 98 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum and products — Processing in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — processing in South Africa is 98 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — processing in South Africa peaked at 175 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77 1000 t, in 2020.
That places South Africa 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116.3 1000 t | 99 1000 t | 175 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.75 1000 t | 77 1000 t | 100 1000 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 23.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 430,925 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — processing in South Africa?
- Sorghum and products — processing in South Africa was 98 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 175 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 1000 t in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for sorghum and products — processing?
- South Africa ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — processing rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Sorghum and products — Processing. 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.