Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 126,994 SLC in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Lesotho, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — producer price in Lesotho stood at 126,994 SLC. 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 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 508 SLC, in 1991.
That places Lesotho 29th out of 127 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655 SLC | 508 SLC | 745 SLC | 7 |
| 2020s | 34,298 SLC | 3,020 SLC | 126,994 SLC | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 138.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,484 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Lesotho?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Lesotho was 126,994 SLC 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 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 508 SLC in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Lesotho ranks 29th out of 127 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 (SLC/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.