Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 9,319 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa is 9,319 LCU, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 10,944 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 391 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 43rd out of 73 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.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 391 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 474 LCU | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 410 LCU | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 444 LCU | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 641 LCU | +44.4% |
| 1996 | 552 LCU | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 544 LCU | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 689 LCU | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 685 LCU | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 749 LCU | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 661 LCU | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 993 LCU | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 1,290 LCU | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 977 LCU | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 1,048 LCU | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1,504 LCU | +43.5% |
| 2007 | 1,744 LCU | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 2,100 LCU | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 1,997 LCU | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2,656 LCU | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 4,715 LCU | +77.5% |
| 2012 | 5,493 LCU | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 2,791 LCU | -49.2% |
| 2014 | 5,720 LCU | +104.9% |
| 2015 | 6,918 LCU | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 6,136 LCU | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 3,775 LCU | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 6,494 LCU | +72.0% |
| 2019 | 4,839 LCU | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 8,654 LCU | +78.8% |
| 2021 | 3,688 LCU | -57.4% |
| 2022 | 3,821 LCU | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 10,944 LCU | +186.4% |
| 2024 | 6,777 LCU | -38.1% |
| 2025 | 9,319 LCU | +37.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 9,319 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,102 LCU, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 9,319 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161,125 LCU, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 536.67 LCU | 391 LCU | 689 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,306 LCU | 661 LCU | 2,100 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,954 LCU | 2,656 LCU | 6,918 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,201 LCU | 3,688 LCU | 10,944 LCU | 6 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa was 9,319 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,944 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 391 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.