Total banana consumption rose 11.4% to 469 kt in South Africa in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in South Africa reached an all time high of 546 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 32.7 kt in 1965.
South Africa has been ranked 37th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Banana Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | kt | 1,060 | 1,097 | 1,155 | 1,164 | 1,188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 495 | 358 | 493 | 530 | 576 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 415 | 353 | 415 | 546 | 509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 200 | 209 | 199 | 161 | 124 |
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