Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing was 953 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 953 1000 t for sugar & sweeteners — processing in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — processing in South Africa peaked at 1,240 1000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 895 1000 t, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 11th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,036 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,050 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,109 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,240 1000 t | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 1,127 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1,025 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,138 1000 t | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1,214 1000 t | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,219 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,204 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,154 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 895 1000 t | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 954 1000 t | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 953 1000 t | -0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 953 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.5 1000 t, 15.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 953 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5 1000 t, 31.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,136 1000 t | 1,025 1000 t | 1,240 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 989 1000 t | 895 1000 t | 1,154 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 8 Philippines 1,220 1000 t compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1,125 1000 t compare
- 10 France 1,018 1000 t compare
- 12 Mexico 809 1000 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 624 1000 t compare
- 14 Australia 609 1000 t 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 sugar & sweeteners — processing in South Africa?
- Sugar & sweeteners — processing in South Africa was 953 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,240 1000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 895 1000 t in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar & sweeteners — processing?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — processing rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 — Processing. 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.