Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply was 273.96 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar & sweeteners — food supply in South Africa is 273.96 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in South Africa peaked at 332.17 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 273.96 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 97th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 331.39 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 331.18 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 332.17 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 328.1 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 326.6 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 325.66 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 329.93 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 327.39 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 321.11 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 316.94 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 309.63 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 298.92 kcal/cap/d | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 280.14 kcal/cap/d | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 273.96 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 273.96 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 324.31 kcal/cap/d, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 273.96 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 145.73 kcal/cap/d, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 327.05 kcal/cap/d | 316.94 kcal/cap/d | 332.17 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.66 kcal/cap/d | 273.96 kcal/cap/d | 309.63 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 sugar & sweeteners — food supply in South Africa?
- Sugar & sweeteners — food supply in South Africa was 273.96 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 332.17 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.96 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar & sweeteners — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.