Sorghum — Producer Price in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sorghum — Producer Price was 217,000 LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Producer Price in Burkina Faso, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 217,000 LCU for sorghum — producer price in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in Burkina Faso peaked at 217,000 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50,195 LCU, in 1993.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Sorghum — Producer Price in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 61,582 LCU | — |
| 1993 | 50,195 LCU | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 67,089 LCU | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 67,089 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 94,036 LCU | +40.2% |
| 1997 | 80,000 LCU | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 90,000 LCU | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 75,000 LCU | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 60,000 LCU | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 104,000 LCU | +73.3% |
| 2002 | 111,000 LCU | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 90,000 LCU | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 92,250 LCU | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 94,100 LCU | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 97,864 LCU | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 92,770 LCU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 136,000 LCU | +46.6% |
| 2021 | 173,000 LCU | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 217,000 LCU | +25.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 217,000 LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 217,000 LCU, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 217,000 LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164,137 LCU, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,124 LCU | 50,195 LCU | 94,036 LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 92,748 LCU | 60,000 LCU | 111,000 LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 175,333 LCU | 136,000 LCU | 217,000 LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — producer price in Burkina Faso?
- Sorghum — producer price in Burkina Faso was 217,000 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — producer price recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 217,000 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,195 LCU in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sorghum — producer price?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — 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.