Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 19,160 LCU in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19,160 LCU
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
52nd
of 128 countries
All-time high
27,500 LCU
in 1999
All-time low
3,080 LCU
in 2008
Years of data
21
1993–2018

Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Afghanistan, 1993–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1993200520181993: 16.0k LCU1994: 17.5k LCU1995: 18.5k LCU1996: 24.7k LCU1997: 18.0k LCU1998: 21.0k LCU1999: 27.5k LCU2000: 19.0k LCU2001: 26.0k LCU2002: 25.0k LCU2003: 23.0k LCU2004: 24.6k LCU2005: 23.1k LCU2008: 3.1k LCU2009: 3.1k LCU2010: 3.2k LCU2011: 3.2k LCU2012: 4.1k LCU2016: 21.3k LCU2017: 20.7k LCU2018: 19.2k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

In 2018, maize (corn) — producer price in Afghanistan stood at 19,160 LCU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 522.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Afghanistan peaked at 27,500 LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,080 LCU, in 2008.

That places Afghanistan 52nd out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Afghanistan, 1993 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
1993 16,000 LCU
1994 17,500 LCU +9.4%
1995 18,500 LCU +5.7%
1996 24,700 LCU +33.5%
1997 18,000 LCU -27.1%
1998 21,000 LCU +16.7%
1999 27,500 LCU +31.0%
2000 19,000 LCU -30.9%
2001 26,000 LCU +36.8%
2002 25,000 LCU -3.8%
2003 23,000 LCU -8.0%
2004 24,600 LCU +7.0%
2005 23,100 LCU -6.1%
2008 3,080 LCU -86.7%
2009 3,120 LCU +1.3%
2010 3,170 LCU +1.6%
2011 3,190 LCU +0.6%
2012 4,100 LCU +28.5%
2016 21,300 LCU +419.5%
2017 20,700 LCU -2.8%
2018 19,160 LCU -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,457 LCU 16,000 LCU 27,500 LCU 7
2000s 18,362 LCU 3,080 LCU 26,000 LCU 8
2010s 11,937 LCU 3,170 LCU 21,300 LCU 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 49 Egypt 19,942 LCU compare
  2. 50 Nicaragua 19,703 LCU compare
  3. 51 Kyrgyzstan 19,473 LCU compare
  4. 53 Serbia 17,365 LCU compare
  5. 54 Algeria 16,000 LCU
  6. 55 Philippines 14,435 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — producer price in Afghanistan?
Maize (corn) — producer price in Afghanistan was 19,160 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 27,500 LCU in 1999.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,080 LCU in 2008.
How does Afghanistan rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 522.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
140 places, 3,479 data points, 1991–2025
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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.