Bean consumption per capita rose 39.8% to 1.30 kg in South Africa in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, bean consumption per capita in South Africa reached an all time high of 3.59 kg in 1967 and an all time low of 0.900 kg in 2019. When compared to South Africa's main peers, bean consumption per capita in Botswana amounted to 0.010 kg, 1.46 kg in Lesotho, 0.170 kg in Namibia and 1.15 kg in Swaziland in 2021.
South Africa has been ranked 68th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of bean consumption per capita, 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bean Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | kg | 7.77 | 6.78 | 6.90 | 7.16 | 7.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kg | 0.260 | 0.010 | 0.040 | 0.120 | 0.030 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kg | 1.26 | 1.12 | 2.82 | 1.72 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kg | ... | 0.900 | 1.66 | 1.02 | 0.540 | 2.97 | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kg | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.120 | 0.170 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kg | 1.53 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kg | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kg | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.030 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kg | 0.920 | 0.650 | 0.950 | 0.830 | 0.430 |
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