Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Suriname

Suriname: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 17,100 LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
17,100 LCU
Change on year
up 134.9%
World rank
38th
of 73 countries
All-time high
1.45 million LCU
in 2003
All-time low
1,250 LCU
in 2004
Years of data
31
1991–2021

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Suriname, 1991–2021

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1991200620211991: 2.5k LCU1992: 2.3k LCU1993: 6.8k LCU1994: 15.0k LCU1995: 295.0k LCU1996: 215.0k LCU1997: 230.0k LCU1998: 500.0k LCU1999: 343.0k LCU2000: 693.0k LCU2001: 390.0k LCU2002: 655.0k LCU2003: 1.4M LCU2004: 1.2k LCU2005: 2.1k LCU2006: 2.5k LCU2007: 2.5k LCU2008: 2.4k LCU2009: 2.6k LCU2010: 2.6k LCU2011: 3.0k LCU2012: 2.6k LCU2013: 3.0k LCU2014: 2.5k LCU2015: 2.7k LCU2016: 3.0k LCU2017: 4.5k LCU2018: 6.0k LCU2019: 6.8k LCU2020: 7.3k LCU2021: 17.1k LCU

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

Analysis

In 2021, sweet potatoes — producer price in Suriname stood at 17,100 LCU.

That represents a change of up 134.9% on the previous year and up 479.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Suriname peaked at 1.45 million LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,250 LCU, in 2004.

That places Suriname 38th out of 73 countries with data for 2021, 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 Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Suriname, 1991 to 2021.
Year LCU Change
1991 2,450 LCU
1992 2,300 LCU -6.1%
1993 6,850 LCU +197.8%
1994 15,000 LCU +119.0%
1995 295,000 LCU +1866.7%
1996 215,000 LCU -27.1%
1997 230,000 LCU +7.0%
1998 500,000 LCU +117.4%
1999 343,000 LCU -31.4%
2000 693,000 LCU +102.0%
2001 390,000 LCU -43.7%
2002 655,000 LCU +67.9%
2003 1.45 million LCU +120.6%
2004 1,250 LCU -99.9%
2005 2,100 LCU +68.0%
2006 2,450 LCU +16.7%
2007 2,450 LCU +0.0%
2008 2,390 LCU -2.4%
2009 2,635 LCU +10.3%
2010 2,585 LCU -1.9%
2011 2,950 LCU +14.1%
2012 2,570 LCU -12.9%
2013 2,960 LCU +15.2%
2014 2,525 LCU -14.7%
2015 2,655 LCU +5.1%
2016 3,030 LCU +14.1%
2017 4,515 LCU +49.0%
2018 5,985 LCU +32.6%
2019 6,840 LCU +14.3%
2020 7,280 LCU +6.4%
2021 17,100 LCU +134.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 178,844 LCU 2,300 LCU 500,000 LCU 9
2000s 319,628 LCU 1,250 LCU 1.45 million LCU 10
2010s 3,662 LCU 2,525 LCU 6,840 LCU 10
2020s 12,190 LCU 7,280 LCU 17,100 LCU 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 35 Philippines 28,316 LCU compare
  2. 36 Angola 25,880 LCU compare
  3. 37 Maldives 20,000 LCU compare
  4. 39 Trinidad and Tobago 11,000 LCU compare
  5. 40 Zambia 10,820 LCU compare
  6. 41 Nepal 10,558 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Suriname?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Suriname was 17,100 LCU in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million LCU in 2003.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1,250 LCU in 2004.
How does Suriname rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Suriname ranks 38th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 479.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname 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.