Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food was 1,576 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food 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) — food in South Africa is 1,576 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — food in South Africa peaked at 1,745 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,551 1000 t, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 19th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,551 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,579 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,606 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,634 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,653 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,686 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,723 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,737 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,732 1000 t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,745 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,721 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,670 1000 t | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1,589 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,576 1000 t | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,665 1000 t | 1,551 1000 t | 1,745 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,639 1000 t | 1,576 1000 t | 1,721 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 (raw equivalent) — food in South Africa?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — food in South Africa was 1,576 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — food recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,745 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — food recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,551 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — food?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — food rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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) — Food. 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.