Bananas — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Bananas — Producer Price was 8,812 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — producer price in South Africa stood at 8,812 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — producer price in South Africa peaked at 8,812 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 941 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 36th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 941 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 1,207 SLC | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 1,281 SLC | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1,296 SLC | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,489 SLC | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 1,478 SLC | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,477 SLC | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,376 SLC | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 1,205 SLC | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1,377 SLC | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 1,381 SLC | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,686 SLC | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 1,909 SLC | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 2,375 SLC | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 2,215 SLC | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2,503 SLC | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 2,653 SLC | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2,798 SLC | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3,297 SLC | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 3,090 SLC | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3,487 SLC | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 3,516 SLC | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3,542 SLC | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3,986 SLC | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 5,014 SLC | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 6,928 SLC | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 6,767 SLC | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6,017 SLC | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 6,576 SLC | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 8,113 SLC | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 8,050 SLC | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,636 SLC | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 8,747 SLC | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 8,812 SLC | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,306 SLC | 941 SLC | 1,489 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,219 SLC | 1,377 SLC | 3,297 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,892 SLC | 3,090 SLC | 6,928 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,072 SLC | 6,636 SLC | 8,812 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Mozambique 11,470 SLC compare
- 34 Thailand 11,232 SLC compare
- 35 Suriname 9,830 SLC compare
- 37 China, mainland 6,989 SLC compare
- 38 Morocco 6,514 SLC compare
- 39 China, Hong Kong SAR 6,360 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 901.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,246 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — producer price in South Africa?
- Bananas — producer price in South Africa was 8,812 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,812 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest bananas — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 941 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for bananas — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.