Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 126,994 LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Lesotho, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 126,994 LCU for maize (corn) — producer price in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,164.6% on the previous year and up 4,105.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Lesotho peaked at 126,994 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 508 LCU, in 1991.
That places Lesotho 32nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 508 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 597 LCU | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 627 LCU | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 630 LCU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 739 LCU | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 739 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 745 LCU | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,020 LCU | +305.4% |
| 2021 | 3,290 LCU | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3,890 LCU | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 126,994 LCU | +3164.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655 LCU | 508 LCU | 745 LCU | 7 |
| 2020s | 34,298 LCU | 3,020 LCU | 126,994 LCU | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -25.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -361.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -22.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP -5.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita -6,466 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,282 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Lesotho?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Lesotho was 126,994 LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 126,994 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 508 LCU in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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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.