Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Producer Price was 4,389 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — 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 watermelons — producer price in South Africa is 4,389 SLC, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — producer price in South Africa peaked at 4,770 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 438 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 44th of 80 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.
Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 438 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 485 SLC | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 542 SLC | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 621 SLC | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 587 SLC | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 746 SLC | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 653 SLC | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 794 SLC | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 612 SLC | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 602 SLC | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 745 SLC | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 1,021 SLC | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 984 SLC | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,011 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,037 SLC | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,087 SLC | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,408 SLC | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 1,747 SLC | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 1,598 SLC | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 884 SLC | -44.7% |
| 2011 | 1,556 SLC | +76.0% |
| 2012 | 1,976 SLC | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 2,387 SLC | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 3,214 SLC | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 1,134 SLC | -64.7% |
| 2016 | 2,539 SLC | +123.9% |
| 2017 | 2,455 SLC | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3,017 SLC | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 4,770 SLC | +58.1% |
| 2024 | 4,389 SLC | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 608.67 SLC | 438 SLC | 794 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,124 SLC | 602 SLC | 1,747 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,129 SLC | 884 SLC | 3,214 SLC | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,579 SLC | 4,389 SLC | 4,770 SLC | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 41 Mexico 4,900 SLC compare
- 42 China, mainland 4,583 SLC compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,409 SLC compare
- 45 Morocco 3,153 SLC compare
- 46 Israel 2,990 SLC compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 2,976 SLC compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 77.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — producer price in South Africa?
- Watermelons — producer price in South Africa was 4,389 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,770 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 438 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 Watermelons — 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.