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What is South Africa's flour of maize import quantity (t)? As of 2023, it's 16K Tons, up from 7.3K Tons in 2014.
| Label | Flour of maize Import quantity (t) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 7322.6 Tons |
| 2015 | 4074.42 Tons |
| 2016 | 9491.23 Tons |
| 2017 | 5879.76 Tons |
| 2018 | 9378.26 Tons |
| 2019 | 9223.49 Tons |
| 2020 | 8850.62 Tons |
| 2021 | 9909.19 Tons |
| 2022 | 12633 Tons |
| 2023 | 15981.08 Tons |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
A series that moves both ways like this is telling you the underlying driver isn't fixed — conditions are shifting, or the indicator itself is sensitive to short-term noise.
Read this bounce as part of the worldwide trade recovery — most economies saw trade flows pick back up as reopening and stimulus drove demand higher in the same period.
Check the source link for methodology before quoting a specific year from this chart — South Africa's underlying statistics agency, like most, revises and re-estimates historical figures as better data comes in.
At these volumes, this trade flow often comes down to a handful of shipments or trading partners. A big single-year swing is more likely one contract or one buyer's order than a broad economic trend.
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