Carrots and turnips — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Carrots and turnips — Producer Price was 5,606 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — producer price in South Africa stood at 5,606 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — producer price in South Africa peaked at 5,606 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 420 SLC, in 1993.
That places South Africa 44th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 441 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 454 SLC | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 420 SLC | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 584 SLC | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 501 SLC | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 613 SLC | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 664 SLC | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 766 SLC | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 760 SLC | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 900 SLC | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 998 SLC | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 1,141 SLC | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 1,144 SLC | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,035 SLC | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1,258 SLC | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 1,470 SLC | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 1,744 SLC | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 1,677 SLC | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,298 SLC | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 2,640 SLC | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 2,306 SLC | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 2,219 SLC | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2,631 SLC | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 3,054 SLC | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 2,516 SLC | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 3,163 SLC | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 3,125 SLC | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,358 SLC | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 3,235 SLC | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3,628 SLC | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 3,353 SLC | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 3,684 SLC | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 5,343 SLC | +45.0% |
| 2024 | 5,606 SLC | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 578.11 SLC | 420 SLC | 766 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,366 SLC | 900 SLC | 2,298 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,825 SLC | 2,219 SLC | 3,358 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,323 SLC | 3,353 SLC | 5,606 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 41 Barbados 6,518 SLC compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,474 SLC compare
- 43 Grenada 6,317 SLC compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 5,533 SLC compare
- 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,512 SLC compare
- 47 Ethiopia 5,070 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carrots and turnips — producer price in South Africa?
- Carrots and turnips — producer price in South Africa was 5,606 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,606 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 420 SLC in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for carrots and turnips — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 44th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.6%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.