Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price was 24,711 SLC in 2017. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa, 1998–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 24,711 SLC for cotton lint, ginned — producer price in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 167.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — producer price in South Africa peaked at 24,711 SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,230 SLC, in 2006.
South Africa ranks 13th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,950 SLC | — |
| 1999 | 8,100 SLC | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 8,200 SLC | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7,640 SLC | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 9,620 SLC | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 11,790 SLC | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 11,090 SLC | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 7,370 SLC | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 7,230 SLC | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 9,240 SLC | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 12,350 SLC | +33.7% |
| 2009 | 11,200 SLC | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 12,040 SLC | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 13,640 SLC | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 15,080 SLC | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 16,740 SLC | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 18,550 SLC | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 20,196 SLC | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 24,296 SLC | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 24,711 SLC | +1.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 24,711 SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,582 SLC, 42% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 24,711 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 600,000 SLC, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,025 SLC | 7,950 SLC | 8,100 SLC | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,573 SLC | 7,230 SLC | 12,350 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,157 SLC | 12,040 SLC | 24,711 SLC | 8 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 10 Nepal 88,099 SLC compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 63,575 SLC compare
- 12 Bangladesh 38,250 SLC compare
- 14 Pakistan 19,875 SLC
- 15 China, mainland 15,989 SLC compare
- 16 Israel 12,292 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 cotton lint, ginned — producer price in South Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — producer price in South Africa was 24,711 SLC in 2017, 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 24,711 SLC in 2017.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,230 SLC in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.4%. 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 (SLC/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.