Ethiopia vs South Africa: Maize (corn) — Producer Price
Maize (corn) — Producer Price over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5,717 LCU against 5,640 LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 77 LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 128 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 925 LCU | 562 LCU | 363 LCU | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1,394 LCU | 1,033 LCU | 361.33 LCU | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3,941 LCU | 2,182 LCU | 1,759 LCU | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — producer price, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5,717 LCU against 5,640 LCU in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — producer price between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 77 LCU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Ethiopia ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.