Green corn (maize) — Producer Price Index in South Africa
South Africa: Green corn (maize) — Producer Price Index was 45.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price Index in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 45.6 for green corn (maize) — producer price index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — producer price index in South Africa peaked at 151.22 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.56, in 1991.
That places South Africa 37th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price Index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.56 | — |
| 1992 | 3.89 | +52.0% |
| 1993 | 8.13 | +109.0% |
| 1994 | 9.14 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 11.09 | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 12.85 | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 13.79 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 17.07 | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 14.95 | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 18.71 | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 22.78 | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 31.74 | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 38.79 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 36.75 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 32.67 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 39.91 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 43.59 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 46.24 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 50.49 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 52.68 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 63.98 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 74.74 | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 58.24 | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 81.94 | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 95.34 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 122.73 | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 109.03 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 122.92 | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 134.93 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 131.46 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 151.22 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 148.55 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 48.42 | -67.4% |
| 2024 | 45.6 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 45.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.39 | 2.56 | 17.07 | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.17 | 18.71 | 50.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.65 | 52.68 | 134.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.14 | 45.6 | 151.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 34 China, mainland 98.04 compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 86.1 compare
- 36 El Salvador 76.92 compare
- 38 Uruguay 25.25 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 37,072 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,531 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — producer price index in South Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — producer price index in South Africa was 45.6 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — producer price index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 151.22 in 2021.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — producer price index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for green corn (maize) — producer price index?
- South Africa ranks 37th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is green corn (maize) — producer price index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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 Green corn (maize) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.