Potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes — Producer Price was 625 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe is 625 LCU, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 518,000 LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 620 LCU, in 2015.
Zimbabwe ranks 96th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,200 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,667 LCU | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 1,333 LCU | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 1,333 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,300 LCU | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,660 LCU | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 2,660 LCU | +60.2% |
| 1998 | 4,000 LCU | +50.4% |
| 2000 | 110,000 LCU | +2650.0% |
| 2001 | 216,000 LCU | +96.4% |
| 2002 | 33,261 LCU | -84.6% |
| 2003 | 518,000 LCU | +1457.4% |
| 2015 | 620 LCU | -99.9% |
| 2016 | 635 LCU | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 625 LCU | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,894 LCU | 1,200 LCU | 4,000 LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 219,315 LCU | 33,261 LCU | 518,000 LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 626.67 LCU | 620 LCU | 635 LCU | 3 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 648.14 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 30.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3707 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,120 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 109.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 11.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 35,609 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe was 625 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 518,000 LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 620 LCU in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Zimbabwe ranks 96th out of 123 countries with data for 2017.
- Is potatoes — 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 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.