Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 31,687 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Kenya, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 31,687 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Kenya peaked at 91,320 LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,947 LCU, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 73 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.
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,947 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 2,263 LCU | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 9,774 LCU | +331.9% |
| 2001 | 15,021 LCU | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 14,101 LCU | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 13,871 LCU | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 15,500 LCU | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 14,500 LCU | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 14,600 LCU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 17,500 LCU | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 31,633 LCU | +80.8% |
| 2009 | 24,121 LCU | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 20,632 LCU | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 28,140 LCU | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 33,644 LCU | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 26,938 LCU | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 33,444 LCU | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 32,843 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 90,051 LCU | +174.2% |
| 2017 | 91,320 LCU | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37,000 LCU | -59.5% |
| 2020 | 34,000 LCU | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 44,000 LCU | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 35,349 LCU | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 31,595 LCU | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 31,687 LCU | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,661 LCU | 1,947 LCU | 9,774 LCU | 3 |
| 2000s | 17,872 LCU | 13,871 LCU | 31,633 LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 43,779 LCU | 20,632 LCU | 91,320 LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 35,326 LCU | 31,595 LCU | 44,000 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Mozambique 48,000 LCU compare
- 30 Mauritius 47,820 LCU compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 33,630 LCU compare
- 33 Bangladesh 31,333 LCU compare
- 34 Uruguay 30,000 LCU compare
- 35 Philippines 28,316 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 48,163 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.1179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 320.4 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — producer price in Kenya was 31,687 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91,320 LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,947 LCU in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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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.