Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in China, mainland

China, mainland: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 6,900 LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
6,900 LCU
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
50th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6,900 LCU
in 2020
All-time low
182 LCU
in 1991
Years of data
13
1991–2020

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in China, mainland, 1991–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k1991200520201991: 182 LCU1992: 206 LCU1993: 324 LCU1994: 466 LCU2009: 1.8k LCU2010: 1.9k LCU2011: 1.9k LCU2012: 3.0k LCU2013: 2.8k LCU2017: 1.8k LCU2018: 2.0k LCU2019: 5.8k LCU2020: 6.9k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 6,900 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 259.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in China, mainland peaked at 6,900 LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 182 LCU, in 1991.

That places China, mainland 50th out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in China, mainland, 1991 to 2020.
Year LCU Change
1991 182 LCU
1992 206 LCU +13.2%
1993 324 LCU +57.3%
1994 466 LCU +43.8%
2009 1,800 LCU +286.3%
2010 1,920 LCU +6.7%
2011 1,940 LCU +1.0%
2012 2,950 LCU +52.1%
2013 2,780 LCU -5.8%
2017 1,768 LCU -36.4%
2018 1,956 LCU +10.6%
2019 5,800 LCU +196.6%
2020 6,900 LCU +19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 294.5 LCU 182 LCU 466 LCU 4
2000s 1,800 LCU 1,800 LCU 1,800 LCU 1
2010s 2,730 LCU 1,768 LCU 5,800 LCU 7
2020s 6,900 LCU 6,900 LCU 6,900 LCU 1

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 47 Saint Lucia 8,065 LCU compare
  2. 48 Grenada 7,709 LCU compare
  3. 49 Mexico 7,625 LCU compare
  4. 51 Cook Islands 6,720 LCU compare
  5. 52 Egypt 6,381 LCU compare
  6. 53 Israel 4,712 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in China, mainland?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in China, mainland was 6,900 LCU in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 6,900 LCU in 2020.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 182 LCU in 1991.
How does China, mainland rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 50th out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 259.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,594 data points, 1991–2025
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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.