Stimulants — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Stimulants — Food supply was 229,971 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Stimulants — 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 stimulants — food supply in South Africa is 229,971 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stimulants — food supply in South Africa peaked at 324,176 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75,735 million Kcal, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 27th 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.
Stimulants — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75,735 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 157,985 million Kcal | +108.6% |
| 2012 | 176,834 million Kcal | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 195,149 million Kcal | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 188,811 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 191,443 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 192,282 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 196,252 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 198,285 million Kcal | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 184,168 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 212,035 million Kcal | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 324,176 million Kcal | +52.9% |
| 2022 | 248,929 million Kcal | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 229,971 million Kcal | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 175,694 million Kcal | 75,735 million Kcal | 198,285 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,778 million Kcal | 212,035 million Kcal | 324,176 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 24 Belgium 257,455 million Kcal compare
- 25 Israel 239,706 million Kcal compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 239,201 million Kcal compare
- 28 China, Hong Kong SAR 221,895 million Kcal compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 2,747 million Kcal compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 215,371 million Kcal compare
- 30 Chile 205,850 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 stimulants — food supply in South Africa?
- Stimulants — food supply in South Africa was 229,971 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest stimulants — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 324,176 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest stimulants — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,735 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for stimulants — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stimulants — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Stimulants — 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.