Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 19.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.28 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
20.52 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
All-time low
5.94 kilograms per year per capita
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Africa stood at 19.28 kilograms per year per capita.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Africa peaked at 20.52 kilograms per year per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.94 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.
That places South Africa 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.98 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 5.94 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.46 kilograms per year per capita | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 5.99 kilograms per year per capita | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 6.37 kilograms per year per capita | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 6.33 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 6.53 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 6.79 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 6.91 kilograms per year per capita | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.9 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.78 kilograms per year per capita | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 7.35 kilograms per year per capita | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 8.81 kilograms per year per capita | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 7.64 kilograms per year per capita | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 7.45 kilograms per year per capita | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 7.46 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.45 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 7.23 kilograms per year per capita | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 7.01 kilograms per year per capita | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 7.49 kilograms per year per capita | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 7.21 kilograms per year per capita | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 7.25 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 8.13 kilograms per year per capita | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 8.77 kilograms per year per capita | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 9.28 kilograms per year per capita | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 9.69 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 8.1 kilograms per year per capita | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 8 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.23 kilograms per year per capita | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 8.61 kilograms per year per capita | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 8.45 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.4 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.9 kilograms per year per capita | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 10.35 kilograms per year per capita | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 10.3 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.36 kilograms per year per capita | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 12.14 kilograms per year per capita | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 11.37 kilograms per year per capita | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 11.12 kilograms per year per capita | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.8 kilograms per year per capita | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 14.16 kilograms per year per capita | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 14.07 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.41 kilograms per year per capita | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.77 kilograms per year per capita | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.32 kilograms per year per capita | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.35 kilograms per year per capita | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 13.13 kilograms per year per capita | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 14.65 kilograms per year per capita | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 16.38 kilograms per year per capita | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 15.89 kilograms per year per capita | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.64 kilograms per year per capita | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 16.39 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.67 kilograms per year per capita | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 14.55 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.13 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.73 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.1 kilograms per year per capita | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 16.66 kilograms per year per capita | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 18.56 kilograms per year per capita | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 18.13 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.52 kilograms per year per capita | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 19.28 kilograms per year per capita | -6.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 19.28 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 19.28 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 kilograms per year per capita, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.37 kilograms per year per capita | 5.94 kilograms per year per capita | 6.91 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.41 kilograms per year per capita | 6.78 kilograms per year per capita | 8.81 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.25 kilograms per year per capita | 7.21 kilograms per year per capita | 9.69 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.91 kilograms per year per capita | 8.23 kilograms per year per capita | 12.14 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.28 kilograms per year per capita | 11.12 kilograms per year per capita | 14.65 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.71 kilograms per year per capita | 14.55 kilograms per year per capita | 16.66 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.12 kilograms per year per capita | 18.13 kilograms per year per capita | 20.52 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 19.56 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 27 Honduras 19.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 19.37 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 19.24 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 31 Austria 19.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 32 North Macedonia 18.6 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.3095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Africa?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Africa was 19.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.52 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.