Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Cameroon

Cameroon: Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price was 229,000 LCU in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
229,000 LCU
Change on year
up 33.7%
World rank
6th
of 32 countries
All-time high
229,000 LCU
in 2012
All-time low
50,000 LCU
in 1997
Years of data
13
1992–2012

Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Cameroon, 1992–2012

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1992200220121992: 58.0k LCU1995: 52.0k LCU1996: 55.0k LCU1997: 50.0k LCU1998: 53.0k LCU1999: 53.0k LCU2002: 63.6k LCU2003: 83.0k LCU2008: 158.0k LCU2009: 159.4k LCU2010: 184.1k LCU2011: 171.3k LCU2012: 229.0k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 229,000 LCU for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 259.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Cameroon peaked at 229,000 LCU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50,000 LCU, in 1997.

Cameroon ranks 6th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Cameroon, 1992 to 2012.
Year LCU Change
1992 58,000 LCU
1995 52,000 LCU -10.3%
1996 55,000 LCU +5.8%
1997 50,000 LCU -9.1%
1998 53,000 LCU +6.0%
1999 53,000 LCU +0.0%
2002 63,620 LCU +20.0%
2003 83,000 LCU +30.5%
2008 157,975 LCU +90.3%
2009 159,379 LCU +0.9%
2010 184,127 LCU +15.5%
2011 171,326 LCU -7.0%
2012 229,000 LCU +33.7%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 229,000 LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,000 LCU, 2.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 229,000 LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 229,000 LCU, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53,500 LCU 50,000 LCU 58,000 LCU 6
2000s 115,994 LCU 63,620 LCU 159,379 LCU 4
2010s 194,818 LCU 171,326 LCU 229,000 LCU 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,261 LCU compare
  2. 3 Congo 658,998 LCU compare
  3. 4 Mali 488,470 LCU
  4. 5 Guinea 278,698 LCU compare
  5. 7 Nigeria 195,250 LCU compare
  6. 8 Rwanda 182,356 LCU compare
  7. 9 Guyana 145,750 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Cameroon?
Plantains and cooking bananas — producer price in Cameroon was 229,000 LCU in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 229,000 LCU in 2012.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — producer price recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 50,000 LCU in 1997.
How does Cameroon rank for plantains and cooking bananas — producer price?
Cameroon ranks 6th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — producer price rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 259.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — 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
36 places, 655 data points, 1991–2024
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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.