Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 362.8 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 362.8 USD for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 459.8 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.8 USD, in 2001.
That places South Africa 46th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 141.6 USD | — |
| 1992 | 166.2 USD | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 125.5 USD | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 125 USD | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 176.7 USD | +41.4% |
| 1996 | 128.4 USD | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 118.1 USD | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 124.6 USD | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 112.1 USD | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 107.9 USD | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 76.8 USD | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 94.2 USD | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 170.5 USD | +81.0% |
| 2004 | 151.2 USD | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 164.8 USD | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 222.1 USD | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 247.5 USD | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 254.2 USD | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 235.7 USD | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 252.7 USD | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 459.8 USD | +82.0% |
| 2012 | 386.5 USD | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 302.2 USD | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 296.1 USD | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 328.8 USD | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 292.7 USD | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 261.6 USD | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 233.4 USD | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 227.9 USD | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 274.4 USD | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 341.4 USD | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 224.3 USD | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 321.7 USD | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 362.8 USD | +12.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 362.8 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522.6 USD, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 362.8 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 274.2 USD, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.36 USD | 112.1 USD | 176.7 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 172.49 USD | 76.8 USD | 254.2 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 304.17 USD | 227.9 USD | 459.8 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 304.92 USD | 224.3 USD | 362.8 USD | 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)
- 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 362.8 USD 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 459.8 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8 USD in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 46th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (USD/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.