Starchy Roots — Export quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Starchy Roots — Export quantity was 202 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Export quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — export quantity in South Africa is 202 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 226 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59 1000 t, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 27th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 147.8 1000 t | 59 1000 t | 207 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 215 1000 t | 202 1000 t | 226 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 starchy roots — export quantity in South Africa?
- Starchy roots — export quantity in South Africa was 202 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 226 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for starchy roots — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 Starchy Roots — Export quantity. 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.