Ghana vs South Africa: Sorghum — Producer Price
Sorghum — Producer Price over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5,627 LCU against 4,460 LCU in Ghana, a difference of 1,167 LCU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 37th of 61 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343,797 LCU | 483.33 LCU | 343,314 LCU | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.92 million LCU | 1,152 LCU | 1.92 million LCU | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1,294 LCU | 2,587 LCU | 1,293 LCU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,686 LCU | 4,030 LCU | 1,344 LCU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — producer price, Ghana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5,627 LCU against 4,460 LCU in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sorghum — producer price between Ghana and South Africa?
- 1,167 LCU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for sorghum — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 40th 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.