Sugar Crops — Processing in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar Crops — Processing was 17,292 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops — Processing in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 17,292 1000 t for sugar crops — processing in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops — processing in South Africa peaked at 19,038 1000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,666 1000 t, in 2016.
That places South Africa 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar Crops — Processing in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,223 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 15,956 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 15,311 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 19,038 1000 t | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 17,138 1000 t | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 13,167 1000 t | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 12,666 1000 t | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 16,536 1000 t | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 18,092 1000 t | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 17,944 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16,466 1000 t | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 15,883 1000 t | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 17,017 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 17,292 1000 t | +1.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 17,292 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,160 1000 t, 8.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 17,292 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 977.5 1000 t, 17.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,107 1000 t | 12,666 1000 t | 19,038 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,664 1000 t | 15,883 1000 t | 17,292 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)
- 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 crops — processing in South Africa?
- Sugar crops — processing in South Africa was 17,292 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar crops — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,038 1000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest sugar crops — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,666 1000 t in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar crops — processing?
- South Africa ranks 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops — processing rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Crops — 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.