Vegetables and Melons, Total — Producer Price Index in South Africa
South Africa: Vegetables and Melons, Total — Producer Price Index was 191.25 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables and Melons, Total — Producer Price Index in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables and melons, total — producer price index in South Africa is 191.25, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and melons, total — producer price index in South Africa peaked at 198.59 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 38th of 146 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.
Vegetables and Melons, Total — Producer Price Index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.91 | — |
| 1992 | 14.05 | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 13.16 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 16.94 | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 15.57 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 19.35 | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 19.97 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 21.96 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 19.9 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 27.71 | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 27.86 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.75 | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 39.72 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 36.69 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 35.99 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 42.07 | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 55.02 | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 55.51 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.04 | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 64.25 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 69.46 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 75.28 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 78.64 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 93.32 | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 91.47 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 115.21 | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 105.84 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 117.26 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 122.48 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 134.33 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 134.35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 148.1 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 198.59 | +34.1% |
| 2024 | 184.32 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 191.25 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.98 | 11.91 | 21.96 | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.24 | 27.71 | 66.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.32 | 64.25 | 122.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.16 | 134.33 | 198.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 35 Azerbaijan 197.9 compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 195.47 compare
- 37 Russian Federation 192.69 compare
- 39 Sweden 189.23 compare
- 40 Costa Rica 186.72 compare
- 41 Algeria 183.77 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 vegetables and melons, total — producer price index in South Africa?
- Vegetables and melons, total — producer price index in South Africa was 191.25 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and melons, total — producer price index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 198.59 in 2023.
- What is the lowest vegetables and melons, total — producer price index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for vegetables and melons, total — producer price index?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vegetables and melons, total — producer price index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. 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 Vegetables and Melons, Total — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.