Argentina vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9,319 LCU against 8,140 LCU in Argentina, a difference of 1,179 LCU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.
Argentina ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 73 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 237.83 LCU | 592.5 LCU | 354.67 LCU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 342.5 LCU | 923.25 LCU | 580.75 LCU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8,085 LCU | 5,134 LCU | 2,950 LCU | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — producer price, Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9,319 LCU against 8,140 LCU in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — producer price between Argentina and South Africa?
- 1,179 LCU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Argentina ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.