What is the price of onions in South Africa?

As of January 2025, onions in South Africa is US$ 0.34 per kg (6.51 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is South Africa's global export rank for onions in 2024?

South Africa ranks #22 among 109 onion exporters in 2024.

What is South Africa's onion production in 2024?

South Africa produced 718,569 tonnes of onions in 2024.

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Onions Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.34 / kg

6.51 ZAR / kg

MoM ▼ 20.8% YoY ▼ 20.8%

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	0.34	6.51	▼ 20.8%	▼ 20.8%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.27	5.16	▼ 1.7%	▼ 1.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in South Africa available is US$ 0.34 per kg (6.51 ZAR), down 20.8% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 125,697 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$33.95 million, ranking #22 among 109 global exporters and accounting for 0.7% of world exports, with a 16.9% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter, producing 718,569 tonnes of onions (0.5% of global output) and ranking #32 in production, with an 8.0% annual growth. The latest farmgate price is US$0.3352 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - onions in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $34M (125.7 kt) of onions▲ 16.9% YoY. That ranks #22 worldwide (0.7% of global exports).

$34M

Export value

125.7 kt

Export volume

#22 / 109

World rank

0.7%

Global share

$0.27

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top onions exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $1B · 20.7%
#2 China $577.8M · 12%
#3 Mexico $449.9M · 9.3%
#4 India $416.1M · 8.6%
#5 US $396.5M · 8.2%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$34M	125.7 kt	$0.27
2023	$29M	108.7 kt	$0.27
2022	$27.9M	122.3 kt	$0.23
2021	$31.1M	124.8 kt	$0.25
2020	$26.9M	119.3 kt	$0.23

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Africa produced 718.6 kt of onions in 2024▲ 8% YoY. It ranks #32 among producing countries (0.5% of world output).

718.6 kt

mi_production

28,523 ha

Area harvested

2.52 t/ha

Yield

#32

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

onions is traded under Harmonized System code 0703.10. 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 onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa sold 9,434,660 tonnes of onions. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa onions (vegetables category) has escalated, with a change of 7.948 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went up by 11.13% bringing South Africa US$32.51m for the year 2019. South Africa's onions exports are classified as:

Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)

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South Africa onions export values

In 2019, South Africa supplied onions worth 32.51m USD, a contraction of -1.20% from 2018's total onions export of 32.906m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa onions between 2017 to 2018 was 17.107 percent.

The annual variation in the amount of South Africa's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 11.13% when compared to a variation of 7.948% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's portion of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was 2.7 percent. South Africa is ranked position 9 in world exports of onions.

Export markets for South Africa onions ( in '000$ )

South Africa's best performing export markets for onions are Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Botswana.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of South Africa onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was 63%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 20%, per annum.

South Africa purchased 7,117 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Production

The production of onions in South Africa was 2,828,968 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -2.7%. The country had approximately 114,452.00 hectares under onions cultivation.

Onions Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest onions prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$0.42/kg Egypt$0.50/kg Uganda$0.55/kg Zambia$0.85/kg Tanzania$0.60/kg Zimbabwe$0.66/kg Ghana$0.64/kg Nigeria$0.56/kg Ethiopia$0.30/kg Malawi$0.68/kg Botswana$1.21/kg Algeria$0.24/kg Namibia$1.57/kg Angola$0.43/kg Burundi$0.79/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other vegetables in South Africa:

Mushrooms$3.10/kg Tomatoes$0.61/kg Spinach$0.23/kg beetroot, salsify & celeriac$0.61/kg Cabbages$0.17/kg Asparagus$6.47/kg Celery$2.80/kg Zucchini$0.76/kg Artichoke hearts$0.92/kg Bean sprouts$0.61/kg Chicory$4.03/kg Sweet corn$0.30/kg Swiss chard$0.21/kg Hubbard squash$0.76/kg Leeks$0.69/kg

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