Potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Potatoes — Producer Price was 6,824 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — 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 potatoes — producer price in South Africa is 6,824 SLC, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 140.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 7,288 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 489 SLC, in 1991.
That places South Africa 62nd out of 123 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.
Potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 489 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 968 SLC | +98.0% |
| 1993 | 596 SLC | -38.4% |
| 1994 | 720 SLC | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 916 SLC | +27.2% |
| 1996 | 815 SLC | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 870 SLC | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1,060 SLC | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 919 SLC | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 1,205 SLC | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 1,077 SLC | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1,705 SLC | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 1,780 SLC | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,453 SLC | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 1,631 SLC | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 1,589 SLC | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,776 SLC | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 1,775 SLC | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,795 SLC | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 2,282 SLC | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 2,314 SLC | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,346 SLC | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,836 SLC | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 2,836 SLC | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,540 SLC | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 3,738 SLC | +47.2% |
| 2017 | 2,902 SLC | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 3,145 SLC | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 3,197 SLC | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,650 SLC | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 3,792 SLC | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3,880 SLC | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 7,288 SLC | +87.8% |
| 2024 | 6,824 SLC | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 817 SLC | 489 SLC | 1,060 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,679 SLC | 1,077 SLC | 2,795 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,814 SLC | 2,282 SLC | 3,738 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,087 SLC | 3,650 SLC | 7,288 SLC | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 77,700 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,907 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8472 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in South Africa?
- Potatoes — producer price in South Africa was 6,824 SLC in 2024, 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 7,288 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 489 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for potatoes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 62nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.6%. 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 (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.