What is the price of sweet potatoes in South Africa?

As of January 2025, sweet potatoes in South Africa is US$ 0.36 per kg (7.05 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is South Africa's world export rank for sweet potatoes?

South Africa ranks 11th among 95 sweet potato exporters.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of sweet potatoes?

South Africa is a net exporter of sweet potatoes.

What was South Africa's sweet potato production in 2024?

Production was 70,564 tonnes in 2024.

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Sweet Potatoes Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.36 / kg

7.05 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 12.8% YoY ▲ 12.8%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.36	7.05	▲ 12.8%	▲ 12.8%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	1.00	19.43	▲ 1.0%	▲ 1.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sweet potatoes price in South Africa available is US$ 0.36 per kg (7.05 ZAR), up 12.8% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 10,772 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2024, valued at US$10.67 million, ranking 11th among 95 exporters and accounting for 1.4% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, despite a 6.8% decrease in production to 70,564 tonnes, ranking 48th worldwide. The latest farmgate price is US$0.3628 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sweet potatoes in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $10.7M (10.8 kt) of sweet potatoes▲ 63.8% YoY. That ranks #11 worldwide (1.4% of global exports).

$10.7M

Export value

10.8 kt

Export volume

#11 / 95

World rank

1.4%

Global share

$0.99

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sweet potatoes exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $181.4M · 24.5%
#2 US $174.1M · 23.5%
#3 Egypt $163M · 22%
#4 Spain $24.8M · 3.4%
#5 Portugal $23.8M · 3.2%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$10.7M	10.8 kt	$0.99
2023	$6.5M	8.4 kt	$0.78
2022	$10.2M	14.3 kt	$0.71
2021	$11.7M	14.3 kt	$0.81
2020	$5.7M	7.5 kt	$0.76

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Africa produced 70.6 kt of sweet potatoes in 2024▼ 6.8% YoY. It ranks #48 among producing countries (0% of world output).

70.6 kt

mi_production

27,285 ha

Area harvested

0.26 t/ha

Yield

#48

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

sweet potatoes is traded under Harmonized System code 0714.20. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

South Africa sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 831,501 tonnes of sweet potatoes. Across 2019 alone, the market for South Africa sweet potatoes (tubers category) has improved, with a change of 5.706 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports grew by 13.22% netting the nation US$3.92m for the year 2019. South Africa's sweet potatoes exports are categorised as:

Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)

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South Africa sweet potatoes export values

In 2019, South Africa sold sweet potatoes with a value of 3.92m USD, an increment of 199.92% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 1.307m USD. The annual increase in value of South Africa sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -45.813 pc.

The per year variation in the amount of South Africa's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 13.22 pc when compared to a variation of 5.706% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total sweet potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 44 in world exports of sweet potatoes.

Export markets for South Africa sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )

South Africa's top destinations for sweet potatoes are the Netherlands, United Kingdom (UK), Namibia, Botswana and Portugal.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of sweet potatoes. The annual growth of South Africa sweet potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was -15%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -12%, per annum.

South Africa procured 112 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.

Production

The production of sweet potatoes in South Africa was 88,692 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 2.91%. The country had approximately 32,112.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.

Sweet Potatoes Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sweet potatoes prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$0.24/kg Senegal$0.34/kg Zambia$0.32/kg Benin$0.34/kg Cameroon$0.07/kg Zimbabwe$0.33/kg Burundi$0.14/kg Uganda$1.31/kg Tanzania$0.16/kg Rwanda$0.27/kg Egypt$0.20/kg Ethiopia$0.12/kg Ivory Coast$0.05/kg Madagascar$0.65/kg Malawi$0.31/kg

Other Tubers Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other tubers in South Africa:

Potatoes$0.37/kg Ginseng roots$7.09/kg Chicory roots$0.10/kg Taro (Arrowroot)$1.37/kg Yams$0.62/kg

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