Sorghum — Producer Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sorghum — Producer Price was 2.84 million LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — producer price in Zimbabwe stood at 2.84 million LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,184.4% on the previous year and up 2,562.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 31.30 million LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 230 LCU, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 250 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 350 LCU | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 520 LCU | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 520 LCU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 650 LCU | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 920 LCU | +41.5% |
| 1997 | 2,100 LCU | +128.3% |
| 1998 | 900 LCU | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 3,000 LCU | +233.3% |
| 2000 | 4,000 LCU | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 5,500 LCU | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 28,000 LCU | +409.1% |
| 2003 | 300,000 LCU | +971.4% |
| 2004 | 750,000 LCU | +150.0% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million LCU | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 31.30 million LCU | +1291.1% |
| 2013 | 106,761 LCU | -99.7% |
| 2014 | 344 LCU | -99.7% |
| 2015 | 344 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 230 LCU | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 390 LCU | +69.6% |
| 2018 | 390 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36,815 LCU | +9339.7% |
| 2022 | 66,333 LCU | +80.2% |
| 2023 | 2.84 million LCU | +4184.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,023 LCU | 250 LCU | 3,000 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.95 million LCU | 4,000 LCU | 31.30 million LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 18,076 LCU | 230 LCU | 106,761 LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | 981,716 LCU | 36,815 LCU | 2.84 million 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1491 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 450.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,322 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 150.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — producer price in Zimbabwe?
- Sorghum — producer price in Zimbabwe was 2.84 million LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.30 million LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 LCU in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sorghum — producer price?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 61 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,562.0%. 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 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.