Botswana vs South Africa: Sorghum — Producer Price
Sorghum — Producer Price over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5,627 LCU against 5,290 LCU in Botswana, a difference of 337 LCU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1997 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 61 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 409 LCU | 600 LCU | 191 LCU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 844.4 LCU | 1,026 LCU | 181.6 LCU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,670 LCU | 2,767 LCU | 903 LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — producer price, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5,627 LCU against 5,290 LCU in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sorghum — producer price between Botswana and South Africa?
- 337 LCU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for sorghum — producer price?
- Botswana ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sorghum — 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.