Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price was 9,892 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cucumbers and gherkins — producer price in South Africa is 9,892 LCU, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — producer price in South Africa peaked at 15,537 LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 507 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 44th of 105 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 507 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 546 LCU | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 543 LCU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 791 LCU | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 874 LCU | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 863 LCU | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 974 LCU | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 959 LCU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,083 LCU | +117.2% |
| 2000 | 2,427 LCU | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 2,655 LCU | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 2,777 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,197 LCU | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 2,848 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 3,559 LCU | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 3,925 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 4,325 LCU | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 4,853 LCU | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 5,333 LCU | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2,226 LCU | -58.3% |
| 2011 | 2,049 LCU | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 3,268 LCU | +59.5% |
| 2013 | 4,781 LCU | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 6,784 LCU | +41.9% |
| 2015 | 7,065 LCU | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7,221 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 15,537 LCU | +115.2% |
| 2018 | 9,714 LCU | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 11,234 LCU | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 7,652 LCU | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 9,525 LCU | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 9,508 LCU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13,753 LCU | +44.6% |
| 2024 | 11,623 LCU | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 9,892 LCU | -14.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 9,892 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,478 LCU, 51% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 9,892 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 276,250 LCU, 4% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +117.2% | 959 LCU | 2,083 LCU |
| 2017 | +115.2% | 7,221 LCU | 15,537 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 904.44 LCU | 507 LCU | 2,083 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,590 LCU | 2,427 LCU | 5,333 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,988 LCU | 2,049 LCU | 15,537 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,325 LCU | 7,652 LCU | 13,753 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 cucumbers and gherkins — producer price in South Africa?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — producer price in South Africa was 9,892 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,537 LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 507 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for cucumbers and gherkins — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price (LCU/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.