Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price was 13,954 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 13,954 SLC for cucumbers and gherkins — producer price in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — producer price in South Africa peaked at 14,214 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 507 SLC, in 1991.
That places South Africa 40th out of 103 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 507 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 546 SLC | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 543 SLC | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 791 SLC | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 874 SLC | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 863 SLC | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 974 SLC | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 959 SLC | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,083 SLC | +117.2% |
| 2000 | 2,427 SLC | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 2,655 SLC | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 2,777 SLC | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,197 SLC | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 2,848 SLC | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 3,559 SLC | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 3,925 SLC | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 4,325 SLC | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 4,853 SLC | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 5,333 SLC | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 5,846 SLC | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 4,877 SLC | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 6,021 SLC | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 6,045 SLC | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7,153 SLC | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 6,881 SLC | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6,873 SLC | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,360 SLC | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 9,361 SLC | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 8,549 SLC | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 8,958 SLC | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9,143 SLC | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 10,233 SLC | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 14,214 SLC | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 13,954 SLC | -1.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 13,954 SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,977 SLC, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 13,954 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156,584 SLC, 9% of the median. (8 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 SLC | 2,083 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 904.44 SLC | 507 SLC | 2,083 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,590 SLC | 2,427 SLC | 5,333 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,897 SLC | 4,877 SLC | 9,361 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,300 SLC | 8,958 SLC | 14,214 SLC | 5 |
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 13,954 SLC in 2024, 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 14,214 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 507 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for cucumbers and gherkins — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.