Vegetable Oils — Import quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Vegetable Oils — Import quantity was 760 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Vegetable Oils — Import 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 vegetable oils — import quantity in South Africa is 760 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oils — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 979 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 563 1000 t, in 2015.
That places South Africa 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Vegetable Oils — Import quantity in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 819 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 808 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 878 1000 t | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 794 1000 t | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 837 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 563 1000 t | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 856 1000 t | +52.0% |
| 2017 | 903 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 851 1000 t | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 923 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 979 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 715 1000 t | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 800 1000 t | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 760 1000 t | -5.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 760 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59 1000 t, 12.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 760 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107 1000 t, 7.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 823.2 1000 t | 563 1000 t | 923 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 813.5 1000 t | 715 1000 t | 979 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 vegetable oils — import quantity in South Africa?
- Vegetable oils — import quantity in South Africa was 760 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetable oils — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 979 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetable oils — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 563 1000 t in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for vegetable oils — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oils — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Vegetable Oils — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.