Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Zambia
Zambia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index was 141.77 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Zambia is 141.77, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Zambia peaked at 141.77 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.45, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 96th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.45 | — |
| 2006 | 11.16 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.19 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 20.99 | +87.6% |
| 2009 | 16.15 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 60.74 | +276.1% |
| 2011 | 68.94 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 67.26 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 65.73 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 83.27 | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 98.77 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 117.96 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 85.7 | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 62.54 | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 68.25 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 74.3 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 89.15 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 94.27 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 105.17 | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 130.94 | +24.5% |
| 2025 | 141.77 | +8.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 141.77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 159.61, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 141.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.02, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +276.1% | 16.15 | 60.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.99 | 10.45 | 20.99 | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.92 | 60.74 | 117.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.93 | 74.3 | 141.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Zambia?
- Roots and tubers, total — producer price index in Zambia was 141.77 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 141.77 in 2025.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — producer price index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for roots and tubers, total — producer price index?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is roots and tubers, total — producer price index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). 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.