Spices — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Spices — Food supply was 119,179 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spices — 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 spices — food supply in South Africa is 119,179 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices — food supply in South Africa peaked at 121,082 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85,716 million Kcal, in 2019.
South Africa ranks 29th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spices — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87,100 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 88,496 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 96,632 million Kcal | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 96,552 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89,652 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 90,028 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91,663 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 92,688 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93,992 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 85,716 million Kcal | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 103,873 million Kcal | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 116,749 million Kcal | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 121,082 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 119,179 million Kcal | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91,252 million Kcal | 85,716 million Kcal | 96,632 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,221 million Kcal | 103,873 million Kcal | 121,082 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Republic of Korea 133,014 million Kcal compare
- 27 Niger 128,193 million Kcal compare
- 28 Brazil 123,553 million Kcal compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 4,972 million Kcal compare
- 30 Algeria 113,256 million Kcal compare
- 31 Tunisia 106,237 million Kcal compare
- 32 Russian Federation 97,740 million Kcal 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 spices — food supply in South Africa?
- Spices — food supply in South Africa was 119,179 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 121,082 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest spices — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,716 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for spices — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spices — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Spices — 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.