Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Zambia

Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 10,820 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
10,820 LCU
Change on year
up 25.7%
World rank
40th
of 73 countries
All-time high
2.39 million LCU
in 2012
All-time low
2,373 LCU
in 2013
Years of data
14
2010–2024

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Zambia, 2010–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2010201720242010: 1.6M LCU2011: 1.7M LCU2012: 2.4M LCU2013: 2.4k LCU2014: 3.6k LCU2015: 5.4k LCU2016: 6.1k LCU2018: 3.3k LCU2019: 5.4k LCU2020: 4.4k LCU2021: 6.8k LCU2022: 5.4k LCU2023: 8.6k LCU2024: 10.8k LCU

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 10,820 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2024.

The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 203.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Zambia peaked at 2.39 million LCU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,373 LCU, in 2013.

That places Zambia 40th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Zambia, 2010 to 2024.
Year LCU Change
2010 1.58 million LCU
2011 1.73 million LCU +9.5%
2012 2.39 million LCU +38.5%
2013 2,373 LCU -99.9%
2014 3,570 LCU +50.4%
2015 5,400 LCU +51.3%
2016 6,090 LCU +12.8%
2018 3,320 LCU -45.5%
2019 5,420 LCU +63.3%
2020 4,420 LCU -18.5%
2021 6,760 LCU +52.9%
2022 5,440 LCU -19.5%
2023 8,610 LCU +58.3%
2024 10,820 LCU +25.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 635,245 LCU 2,373 LCU 2.39 million LCU 9
2020s 7,210 LCU 4,420 LCU 10,820 LCU 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 37 Maldives 20,000 LCU compare
  2. 38 Suriname 17,100 LCU compare
  3. 39 Trinidad and Tobago 11,000 LCU compare
  4. 41 Nepal 10,558 LCU
  5. 42 Honduras 10,315 LCU compare
  6. 43 South Africa 9,319 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Zambia?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Zambia was 10,820 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 million LCU in 2012.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,373 LCU in 2013.
How does Zambia rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Zambia ranks 40th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 203.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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.