Freshwater Fish — Food supply in South Africa
South Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 11,462 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 11,462 million Kcal for freshwater fish — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in South Africa peaked at 12,279 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,294 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places South Africa 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,294 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 4,826 million Kcal | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 6,016 million Kcal | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 7,596 million Kcal | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 7,300 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7,007 million Kcal | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 8,464 million Kcal | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 9,935 million Kcal | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 10,336 million Kcal | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12,279 million Kcal | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 9,436 million Kcal | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 11,462 million Kcal | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 11,462 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,462 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,805 million Kcal | 4,294 million Kcal | 12,279 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,956 million Kcal | 9,436 million Kcal | 11,462 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 79 Turkmenistan 11,897 million Kcal compare
- 80 Serbia 11,896 million Kcal compare
- 81 Mauritania 11,707 million Kcal compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 10,728 million Kcal compare
- 84 Ireland 10,674 million Kcal compare
- 85 Bulgaria 10,474 million Kcal compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0126 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0047 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in South Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in South Africa was 11,462 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,279 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,294 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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 Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal). 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.