Sugar & Sweeteners — Export quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar & Sweeteners — Export quantity was 1,251 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar & Sweeteners — Export quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar & sweeteners — export quantity in South Africa stood at 1,251 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 1,924 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 364 1000 t, in 2011.
South Africa ranks 17th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 932.8 1000 t | 364 1000 t | 1,924 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,174 1000 t | 996 1000 t | 1,434 1000 t | 4 |
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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 sugar & sweeteners — export quantity in South Africa?
- Sugar & sweeteners — export quantity in South Africa was 1,251 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,924 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 364 1000 t in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar & sweeteners — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Sugar & Sweeteners — 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.