Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity was 879 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in South Africa is 879 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 1,555 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 239 1000 t, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 679.8 1000 t | 239 1000 t | 1,555 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 803.75 1000 t | 616 1000 t | 1,075 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 21 Morocco 651 1000 t compare
- 22 Djibouti 645 1000 t compare
- 23 Russian Federation 634 1000 t compare
- 24 Eswatini 628 1000 t compare
- 25 El Salvador 531 1000 t compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 502 1000 t compare
- 27 Czechia 441 1000 t compare
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 (raw equivalent) — export quantity in South Africa?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in South Africa was 879 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,555 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 1000 t in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (Raw Equivalent) — 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.