Sugar cane — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar cane — Producer Price was 937 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — 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 sugar cane — producer price in South Africa is 937 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 115.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — producer price in South Africa peaked at 937 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 31st of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar cane — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 95 SLC | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 100 SLC | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 104 SLC | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 105 SLC | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 109 SLC | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 119 SLC | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 126 SLC | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 121 SLC | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 131 SLC | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 160 SLC | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 172 SLC | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 169 SLC | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 159 SLC | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 173 SLC | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 180 SLC | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 196 SLC | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 211 SLC | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 284 SLC | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 329 SLC | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 352 SLC | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 389 SLC | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 395 SLC | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 434 SLC | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 457 SLC | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 564 SLC | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 522 SLC | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 452 SLC | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 518 SLC | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 613 SLC | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 645 SLC | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 647 SLC | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 895 SLC | +38.3% |
| 2024 | 937 SLC | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104 SLC | 57 SLC | 126 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 183.5 SLC | 131 SLC | 284 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 441.2 SLC | 329 SLC | 564 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 747.4 SLC | 613 SLC | 937 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 sugar cane — producer price in South Africa?
- Sugar cane — producer price in South Africa was 937 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 937 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar cane — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.9%. 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 Sugar cane — 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.