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

Latest (2018)
1,429 LCU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 102 countries
All-time high
966,000 LCU
in 2003
All-time low
1,429 LCU
in 2017
Years of data
18
1991–2018

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1991200420181991: 2.2k LCU1992: 2.4k LCU1993: 2.4k LCU1994: 2.5k LCU1995: 2.8k LCU1996: 3.2k LCU1997: 3.8k LCU1998: 6.8k LCU1999: 7.2k LCU2000: 28.0k LCU2001: 45.0k LCU2002: 490.0k LCU2003: 966.0k LCU2014: 1.6k LCU2015: 2.1k LCU2016: 1.8k LCU2017: 1.4k LCU2018: 1.4k LCU

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

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Zimbabwe, 1991 to 2018.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +988.9% 45,000 LCU 490,000 LCU
2000 +288.9% 7,200 LCU 28,000 LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 95 Lithuania 2,360 LCU compare
  2. 96 Ecuador 2,318 LCU compare
  3. 97 Ireland 1,927 LCU compare
  4. 99 Slovakia 1,150 LCU compare
  5. 100 Estonia 1,075 LCU compare
  6. 101 Australia 1,033 LCU compare

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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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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — 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
110 places, 2,281 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.