Soyabean Oil — Food in South Africa
South Africa: Soyabean Oil — Food was 268 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Soyabean Oil — Food in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 268 1000 t for soyabean oil — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soyabean oil — food in South Africa peaked at 290 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 220 1000 t, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 15th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Soyabean Oil — Food in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 236 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 223 1000 t | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 224 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 227 1000 t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 220 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 245 1000 t | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 265 1000 t | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 260 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 250 1000 t | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 260 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 283 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 290 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 288 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 268 1000 t | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 241 1000 t | 220 1000 t | 265 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 282.25 1000 t | 268 1000 t | 290 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 12 Bangladesh 343 1000 t compare
- 13 Colombia 287 1000 t compare
- 14 Russian Federation 280 1000 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 0 1000 t
- 16 Pakistan 260 1000 t compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 246 1000 t compare
- 18 Thailand 217 1000 t 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 soyabean oil — food in South Africa?
- Soyabean oil — food in South Africa was 268 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soyabean oil — food recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 290 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest soyabean oil — food recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 1000 t in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for soyabean oil — food?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soyabean oil — food rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Soyabean Oil — Food. 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.