Potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Potatoes — Producer Price was 7,352 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, potatoes — producer price in South Africa stood at 7,352 LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 177.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 7,862 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 489 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 60th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 489 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 968 LCU | +98.0% |
| 1993 | 596 LCU | -38.4% |
| 1994 | 720 LCU | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 916 LCU | +27.2% |
| 1996 | 815 LCU | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 870 LCU | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1,060 LCU | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 919 LCU | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 1,205 LCU | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 1,077 LCU | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1,705 LCU | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 1,780 LCU | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,453 LCU | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 1,631 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 1,589 LCU | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,776 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 1,775 LCU | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,795 LCU | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 2,138 LCU | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 2,801 LCU | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 3,378 LCU | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 4,054 LCU | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 3,299 LCU | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 2,649 LCU | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 4,283 LCU | +61.7% |
| 2017 | 4,498 LCU | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 5,125 LCU | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 4,701 LCU | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 4,896 LCU | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4,189 LCU | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 5,638 LCU | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 7,862 LCU | +39.4% |
| 2024 | 6,560 LCU | -16.6% |
| 2025 | 7,352 LCU | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 817 LCU | 489 LCU | 1,060 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,679 LCU | 1,077 LCU | 2,795 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,693 LCU | 2,138 LCU | 5,125 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,083 LCU | 4,189 LCU | 7,862 LCU | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 901.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,246 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in South Africa?
- Potatoes — producer price in South Africa was 7,352 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,862 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 489 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for potatoes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 60th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.5%. 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 Potatoes — 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.