Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 1,429 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2018, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Zimbabwe stood at 1,429 LCU. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 966,000 LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,429 LCU, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 98th out of 102 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,211 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 2,350 LCU | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2,400 LCU | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,460 LCU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2,800 LCU | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 3,200 LCU | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 3,800 LCU | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 6,800 LCU | +78.9% |
| 1999 | 7,200 LCU | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 28,000 LCU | +288.9% |
| 2001 | 45,000 LCU | +60.7% |
| 2002 | 490,000 LCU | +988.9% |
| 2003 | 966,000 LCU | +97.1% |
| 2014 | 1,607 LCU | -99.8% |
| 2015 | 2,143 LCU | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 1,786 LCU | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1,429 LCU | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 1,429 LCU | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,429 LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,000 LCU, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,429 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 662,556 LCU, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +988.9% | 45,000 LCU | 490,000 LCU |
| 2000 | +288.9% | 7,200 LCU | 28,000 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,691 LCU | 2,211 LCU | 7,200 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 382,250 LCU | 28,000 LCU | 966,000 LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,679 LCU | 1,429 LCU | 2,143 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 131.30 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 465.43 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -22.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 319.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Zimbabwe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Zimbabwe was 1,429 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 966,000 LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 LCU in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
- Zimbabwe ranks 98th out of 102 countries with data for 2018.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — 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.