Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0306 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in South Africa is 0.0306 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0349 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0014 units per person, in 1979.
That places South Africa 85th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0062 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 units per person | -39.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0164 units per person | +337.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 units per person | -44.7% |
| 1965 | -0.0003 units per person | -103.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0328 units per person | -11233.8% |
| 1967 | 0.024 units per person | -26.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -99.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +221.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 units per person | +12261.5% |
| 1971 | 0.002 units per person | -62.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 units per person | -61.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | -50.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per person | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -95.8% |
| 1976 | -0.0004 units per person | -3796.4% |
| 1977 | -0.0002 units per person | -46.8% |
| 1978 | -0.0008 units per person | +235.4% |
| 1979 | -0.0014 units per person | +75.4% |
| 1980 | -0.001 units per person | -26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 units per person | -1035.3% |
| 1982 | 0.004 units per person | -58.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | -95.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 units per person | +5085.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 units per person | -81.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 units per person | +429.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 units per person | -62.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per person | -61.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | -60.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 units per person | +2507.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 units per person | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 units per person | -34.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0271 units per person | +112.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 units per person | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0209 units per person | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 units per person | -77.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 units per person | +105.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 units per person | +45.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | -66.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 units per person | +170.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0149 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0243 units per person | +63.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0257 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0195 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0217 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.028 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0241 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 units per person | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0316 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0256 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0328 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.021 units per person | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0278 units per person | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0336 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 units per person | -8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +12261.5% | 0 units per person | 0.0053 units per person |
| 1966 | +11233.8% | -0.0003 units per person | 0.0328 units per person |
| 1984 | +5085.2% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0096 units per person |
| 1976 | -3796.4% | 0 units per person | -0.0004 units per person |
| 1990 | +2507.7% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0143 units per person |
| 1981 | +1035.3% | -0.001 units per person | 0.0096 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 units per person | -0.0003 units per person | 0.0328 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | -0.0014 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per person | -0.001 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.028 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0349 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in South Africa?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in South Africa was 0.0306 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0349 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0014 units per person in 1979.
- How does South Africa rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.