Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Green corn (maize) — Producer Price was 5,267 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa is 5,267 SLC, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa peaked at 17,469 SLC in 2021 and was at its lowest, 296 SLC, in 1991.
That places South Africa 12th out of 24 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.
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 296 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 449 SLC | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 939 SLC | +109.1% |
| 1994 | 1,056 SLC | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1,281 SLC | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 1,484 SLC | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 1,593 SLC | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 1,972 SLC | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 1,727 SLC | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 2,161 SLC | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 2,632 SLC | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 3,666 SLC | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 4,481 SLC | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 4,245 SLC | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3,774 SLC | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 4,610 SLC | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 5,035 SLC | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 5,342 SLC | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5,832 SLC | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 6,085 SLC | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7,391 SLC | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 8,634 SLC | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 6,728 SLC | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 9,465 SLC | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 11,013 SLC | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 14,177 SLC | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 12,595 SLC | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 14,199 SLC | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 15,587 SLC | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 15,186 SLC | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 17,469 SLC | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 17,160 SLC | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,593 SLC | -67.4% |
| 2024 | 5,267 SLC | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,200 SLC | 296 SLC | 1,972 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,178 SLC | 2,161 SLC | 5,832 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,587 SLC | 6,085 SLC | 15,587 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,135 SLC | 5,267 SLC | 17,469 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 9 Philippines 24,995 SLC compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 23,289 SLC compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 6,392 SLC compare
- 13 Qatar 3,900 SLC compare
- 14 Mexico 3,431 SLC compare
- 15 China, mainland 2,850 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,013 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 116,367 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa was 5,267 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,469 SLC in 2021.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 296 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for green corn (maize) — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 (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.