Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Green corn (maize) — Producer Price was 287.4 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa is 287.4 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa peaked at 1,182 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 107.2 USD, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 19th of 24 countries on this measure, 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 in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 107.2 USD | — |
| 1992 | 157.4 USD | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 287.4 USD | +82.6% |
| 1994 | 297.4 USD | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 353.2 USD | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 345.2 USD | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 345.7 USD | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 356.7 USD | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 282.7 USD | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 311.4 USD | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 305.7 USD | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 347.8 USD | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 592.4 USD | +70.3% |
| 2004 | 657.2 USD | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 593.5 USD | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 680.8 USD | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 714.7 USD | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 646.6 USD | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 688.2 USD | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 831.1 USD | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 1,018 USD | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 1,052 USD | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 696.8 USD | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 872.1 USD | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 863.2 USD | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 963.8 USD | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 944.6 USD | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,072 USD | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 1,079 USD | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 922.7 USD | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 1,182 USD | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 1,049 USD | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 303.1 USD | -71.1% |
| 2024 | 287.4 USD | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281.43 USD | 107.2 USD | 356.7 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 553.83 USD | 305.7 USD | 714.7 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 939.23 USD | 696.8 USD | 1,079 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 748.88 USD | 287.4 USD | 1,182 USD | 5 |
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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 in South Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa was 287.4 USD 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 1,182 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.2 USD in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for green corn (maize) — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 19th 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 67.0%. 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 Green corn (maize) — Producer Price (USD/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.