Potatoes — Producer Price in Zambia
Zambia: Potatoes — Producer Price was 19,720 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 19,720 LCU for potatoes — producer price in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 257.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Zambia peaked at 4.75 million LCU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,905 LCU, in 2013.
That places Zambia 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Zambia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.86 million LCU | — |
| 2011 | 4.22 million LCU | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 4.75 million LCU | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 4,905 LCU | -99.9% |
| 2014 | 5,510 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 6,540 LCU | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 7,120 LCU | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 8,470 LCU | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 8,530 LCU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,510 LCU | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 13,250 LCU | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 13,550 LCU | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 14,370 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 19,720 LCU | +37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.43 million LCU | 4,905 LCU | 4.75 million LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 14,080 LCU | 9,510 LCU | 19,720 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 50 Philippines 27,767 LCU compare
- 51 Honduras 26,087 LCU compare
- 52 Uruguay 22,200 LCU compare
- 54 Russian Federation 16,047 LCU compare
- 55 Thailand 13,250 LCU compare
- 56 Afghanistan 12,962 LCU compare
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)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 97.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 155.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 58.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,360 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 51.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Zambia?
- Potatoes — producer price in Zambia was 19,720 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 million LCU in 2012.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,905 LCU in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. 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 Potatoes — 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.