Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 6,649 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa stood at 6,649 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 6,649 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 391 SLC, in 1991.
That places South Africa 48th out of 73 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.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 391 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 474 SLC | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 410 SLC | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 444 SLC | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 641 SLC | +44.4% |
| 1996 | 552 SLC | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 544 SLC | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 689 SLC | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 685 SLC | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 749 SLC | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 661 SLC | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 993 SLC | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 1,290 SLC | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 977 SLC | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 1,048 SLC | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1,504 SLC | +43.5% |
| 2007 | 1,744 SLC | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 2,100 SLC | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 1,997 SLC | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1,850 SLC | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 3,339 SLC | +80.5% |
| 2012 | 3,173 SLC | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,918 SLC | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 3,213 SLC | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 4,195 SLC | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 4,305 SLC | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,488 SLC | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 3,090 SLC | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 3,293 SLC | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4,516 SLC | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 5,045 SLC | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 3,669 SLC | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 5,936 SLC | +61.8% |
| 2024 | 6,649 SLC | +12.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 6,649 SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,553 SLC, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 6,649 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116,379 SLC, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 536.67 SLC | 391 SLC | 689 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,306 SLC | 661 SLC | 2,100 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,286 SLC | 1,850 SLC | 4,305 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,163 SLC | 3,669 SLC | 6,649 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 45 Grenada 7,187 SLC compare
- 46 China, mainland 6,900 SLC compare
- 47 Cook Islands 6,720 SLC compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 6,640 SLC compare
- 50 Egypt 5,980 SLC compare
- 51 Israel 4,744 SLC compare
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 6,649 SLC in 2024, 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 6,649 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 391 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.9%. 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 Sweet 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.