Sugar Crops — Losses in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar Crops — Losses was 17 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops — Losses in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar crops — losses in South Africa stood at 17 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops — losses in South Africa peaked at 1,209 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17 1000 t, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 74th of 128 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 Crops — Losses in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 793 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 844 1000 t | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 929 1000 t | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 995 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 617 1000 t | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 801 1000 t | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 811 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 852 1000 t | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,209 1000 t | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 978 1000 t | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 926 1000 t | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 897 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18 1000 t | -98.0% |
| 2023 | 17 1000 t | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 882.9 1000 t | 617 1000 t | 1,209 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 464.5 1000 t | 17 1000 t | 926 1000 t | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops — losses in South Africa?
- Sugar crops — losses in South Africa was 17 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar crops — losses recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest sugar crops — losses recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 1000 t in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar crops — losses?
- South Africa ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops — losses rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. 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 Crops — Losses. 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.