Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi

Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 222,889 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
222,889 LCU
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
19th
of 73 countries
All-time high
272,294 LCU
in 2016
All-time low
50,595 LCU
in 2010
Years of data
9
2009–2017

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, 2009–2017

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2009201320172009: 52.1k LCU2010: 50.6k LCU2011: 56.3k LCU2012: 74.7k LCU2013: 147.5k LCU2014: 135.5k LCU2015: 211.6k LCU2016: 272.3k LCU2017: 222.9k LCU

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

Analysis

In 2017, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi stood at 222,889 LCU.

The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 327.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi peaked at 272,294 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50,595 LCU, in 2010.

Malawi ranks 19th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Malawi, 2009 to 2017.
Year LCU Change
2009 52,149 LCU
2010 50,595 LCU -3.0%
2011 56,291 LCU +11.3%
2012 74,659 LCU +32.6%
2013 147,544 LCU +97.6%
2014 135,486 LCU -8.2%
2015 211,570 LCU +56.2%
2016 272,294 LCU +28.7%
2017 222,889 LCU -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52,149 LCU 52,149 LCU 52,149 LCU 1
2010s 146,416 LCU 50,595 LCU 272,294 LCU 8

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 16 Jamaica 287,010 LCU compare
  2. 17 Chad 276,196 LCU compare
  3. 18 Japan 262,100 LCU compare
  4. 20 Senegal 203,923 LCU compare
  5. 21 Benin 185,000 LCU compare
  6. 22 Togo 163,000 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi was 222,889 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 272,294 LCU in 2016.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 50,595 LCU in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Malawi ranks 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 327.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.