Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Zambia
Zambia: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 10,268 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Zambia, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — producer price in Zambia is 10,268 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 53.7% on the previous year and up 782.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Zambia peaked at 10,268 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 734.4 SLC, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 58th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Zambia, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 841 SLC | — |
| 2006 | 802 SLC | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 773 SLC | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,300 SLC | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 1,800 SLC | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 805.8 SLC | -55.2% |
| 2011 | 734.4 SLC | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 760 SLC | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,040 SLC | +36.9% |
| 2014 | 1,164 SLC | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1,241 SLC | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,857 SLC | +49.6% |
| 2019 | 3,135 SLC | +68.8% |
| 2020 | 2,630 SLC | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 2,488 SLC | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 3,020 SLC | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 6,681 SLC | +121.2% |
| 2024 | 10,268 SLC | +53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,103 SLC | 773 SLC | 1,800 SLC | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,342 SLC | 734.4 SLC | 3,135 SLC | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,017 SLC | 2,488 SLC | 10,268 SLC | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 31,945 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 5.82 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Zambia?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Zambia was 10,268 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,268 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 734.4 SLC in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Zambia ranks 58th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 782.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.