Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Nigeria
Nigeria: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 225,832 LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Nigeria, 2001–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2020, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Nigeria stood at 225,832 LCU.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 168.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Nigeria peaked at 240,552 LCU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56,010 LCU, in 2001.
That places Nigeria 21st out of 108 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56,010 LCU | — |
| 2002 | 65,750 LCU | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 58,610 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 66,480 LCU | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 81,030 LCU | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 84,904 LCU | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 80,577 LCU | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 93,806 LCU | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 84,080 LCU | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 77,890 LCU | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 90,990 LCU | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 87,990 LCU | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 240,552 LCU | +173.4% |
| 2020 | 225,832 LCU | -6.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 225,832 LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,667 LCU, 7.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 225,832 LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77,000 LCU, 2.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +173.4% | 87,990 LCU | 240,552 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,396 LCU | 56,010 LCU | 93,806 LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 116,300 LCU | 77,890 LCU | 240,552 LCU | 5 |
| 2020s | 225,832 LCU | 225,832 LCU | 225,832 LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Nigeria?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Nigeria was 225,832 LCU in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 240,552 LCU in 2019.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,010 LCU in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.