Starchy Roots — Import quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Starchy Roots — Import quantity was 97 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Import quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 97 1000 t for starchy roots — import quantity in 2023.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 138 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 t, in 2011.
That places South Africa 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.2 1000 t | 70 1000 t | 138 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 107 1000 t | 90 1000 t | 131 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 — import quantity in South Africa?
- Starchy roots — import quantity in South Africa was 97 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 138 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 t in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for starchy roots — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.