Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price was 24,762 LCU in 2018. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa, 1998–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 24,762 LCU for cotton lint, ginned — producer price in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — producer price in South Africa peaked at 25,550 LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,230 LCU, in 2006.
That places South Africa 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,950 LCU | — |
| 1999 | 8,100 LCU | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 8,200 LCU | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7,640 LCU | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 9,620 LCU | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 11,790 LCU | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 11,090 LCU | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 7,370 LCU | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 7,230 LCU | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 9,240 LCU | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 12,350 LCU | +33.7% |
| 2009 | 11,200 LCU | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 25,550 LCU | +128.1% |
| 2011 | 17,370 LCU | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 16,080 LCU | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 20,220 LCU | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 17,570 LCU | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 25,066 LCU | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 25,169 LCU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25,110 LCU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 24,762 LCU | -1.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 24,762 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 600,000 LCU, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 24,762 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92,453 LCU, 27% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +128.1% | 11,200 LCU | 25,550 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,025 LCU | 7,950 LCU | 8,100 LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,573 LCU | 7,230 LCU | 12,350 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,877 LCU | 16,080 LCU | 25,550 LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 12 Nepal 88,099 LCU compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 63,092 LCU compare
- 14 Bangladesh 38,250 LCU compare
- 16 Pakistan 19,875 LCU
- 17 China, mainland 14,721 LCU compare
- 18 Israel 12,292 LCU 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 cotton lint, ginned — producer price in South Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — producer price in South Africa was 24,762 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,550 LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,230 LCU in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.