Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 3,410 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
3,410 LCU
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
57th
of 73 countries
All-time high
3,800 LCU
in 2016
All-time low
520 LCU
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2018

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Ethiopia, 2006–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2006201220182006: 520 LCU2007: 860 LCU2008: 1.2k LCU2010: 1.1k LCU2011: 1.2k LCU2012: 2.0k LCU2013: 2.0k LCU2014: 2.3k LCU2015: 3.2k LCU2016: 3.8k LCU2017: 3.3k LCU2018: 3.4k LCU

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 3,410 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2018.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 191.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Ethiopia peaked at 3,800 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 520 LCU, in 2006.

Ethiopia ranks 57th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Ethiopia, 2006 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
2006 520 LCU
2007 860 LCU +65.4%
2008 1,170 LCU +36.0%
2010 1,110 LCU -5.1%
2011 1,220 LCU +9.9%
2012 2,010 LCU +64.8%
2013 1,990 LCU -1.0%
2014 2,320 LCU +16.6%
2015 3,180 LCU +37.1%
2016 3,800 LCU +19.5%
2017 3,280 LCU -13.7%
2018 3,410 LCU +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 850 LCU 520 LCU 1,170 LCU 3
2010s 2,480 LCU 1,110 LCU 3,800 LCU 9

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,666 LCU compare
  2. 55 Barbados 3,981 LCU compare
  3. 56 Brunei Darussalam 3,624 LCU compare
  4. 58 China, Hong Kong SAR 3,250 LCU
  5. 59 Sudan (former) 3,000 LCU compare
  6. 60 Fiji 2,886 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Ethiopia?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Ethiopia was 3,410 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 3,800 LCU in 2016.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 520 LCU in 2006.
How does Ethiopia rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Ethiopia ranks 57th out of 73 countries with data for 2018.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 191.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.