Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 330 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
330 LCU
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
73rd
of 73 countries
All-time high
430,000 LCU
in 2003
All-time low
325 LCU
in 2015
Years of data
11
1991–2017

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Zimbabwe, 1991–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1991200420171991: 800 LCU1992: 800 LCU1993: 800 LCU1994: 800 LCU2000: 15.0k LCU2001: 35.0k LCU2002: 50.5k LCU2003: 430.0k LCU2015: 325 LCU2016: 350 LCU2017: 330 LCU

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

Analysis

In 2017, sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe stood at 330 LCU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe peaked at 430,000 LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 325 LCU, in 2015.

That places Zimbabwe 73rd out of 73 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Zimbabwe, 1991 to 2017.
Year LCU Change
1991 800 LCU
1992 800 LCU +0.0%
1993 800 LCU +0.0%
1994 800 LCU +0.0%
2000 15,000 LCU +1775.0%
2001 35,000 LCU +133.3%
2002 50,450 LCU +44.1%
2003 430,000 LCU +752.3%
2015 325 LCU -99.9%
2016 350 LCU +7.7%
2017 330 LCU -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 800 LCU 800 LCU 800 LCU 4
2000s 132,612 LCU 15,000 LCU 430,000 LCU 4
2010s 335 LCU 325 LCU 350 LCU 3

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 70 Brazil 750 LCU compare
  2. 71 Portugal 636.5 LCU compare
  3. 72 Spain 575.4 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Zimbabwe was 330 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 430,000 LCU in 2003.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 325 LCU in 2015.
How does Zimbabwe rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Zimbabwe ranks 73rd out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.