Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) by country
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What the numbers show
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 12.02 million SLC in Viet Nam; the lowest is 320.2 SLC in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 17,100 SLC, and the mean is 375,614 SLC.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37,542.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 1,532.3%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 69.5%).
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 12.02 million SLC | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 6.40 million SLC | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.09 million SLC | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 110,459 SLC | 2024 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cambodia | 1.19 million SLC | 2012 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 539,935 SLC | 2005 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea | 464,600 SLC | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 6 | Congo | 442,000 SLC | 2009 | up 393.0% | volatile |
| 7 | New Caledonia | 395,472 SLC | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar | 395,000 SLC | 2011 | up 276.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Rwanda | 361,422 SLC | 2024 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 350,000 SLC | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 11 | Chile | 321,054 SLC | 2006 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 287,010 SLC | 2024 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Burundi | 262,000 SLC | 2019 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 257,000 SLC | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 229,146 SLC | 2017 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 212,478 SLC | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 203,923 SLC | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Benin | 203,250 SLC | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 19 | Chad | 201,000 SLC | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 20 | Guyana | 189,200 SLC | 2021 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 21 | Togo | 163,000 SLC | 2022 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 152,000 SLC | 2022 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 112,660 SLC | 2024 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 80,758 SLC | 2012 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 51,553 SLC | 2007 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 49,290 SLC | 2013 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 45,533 SLC | 2024 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mozambique | 33,000 SLC | 2023 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 31,687 SLC | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 30,000 SLC | 2022 | up 276.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 28,269 SLC | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Angola | 25,880 SLC | 2014 | — | flat |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 25,427 SLC | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Maldives | 20,000 SLC | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 18,370 SLC | 2021 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Suriname | 17,100 SLC | 2021 | up 479.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 11,696 SLC | 2024 | — | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 10,558 SLC | 2007 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,156 SLC | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8,818 SLC | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 8,422 SLC | 2017 | up 1,532.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 8,403 SLC | 2024 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 7,625 SLC | 2024 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 7,481 SLC | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 45 | Grenada | 7,187 SLC | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 46 | China, mainland | 6,900 SLC | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Cook Islands | 6,720 SLC | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 6,649 SLC | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,640 SLC | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 5,980 SLC | 2023 | up 891.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 4,744 SLC | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 52 | Barbados | 4,457 SLC | 2021 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4,169 SLC | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,828 SLC | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 3,410 SLC | 2018 | up 191.5% | rising |
| 56 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,250 SLC | 2008 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan (former) | 3,000 SLC | 2011 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 2,886 SLC | 2024 | up 260.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Tonga | 2,717 SLC | 2024 | — | falling |
| 60 | Malaysia | 2,300 SLC | 2022 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 1,986 SLC | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 1,984 SLC | 2024 | — | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 1,608 SLC | 2017 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 1,523 SLC | 2018 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 1,250 SLC | 2001 | up 160.4% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 1,100 SLC | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Puerto Rico | 959.3 SLC | 2015 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 68 | Australia | 780.2 SLC | 2024 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 69 | Portugal | 748.4 SLC | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 70 | Bahrain | 650 SLC | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 575.4 SLC | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 362.4 SLC | 2018 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 320.2 SLC | 1995 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Côte d'Ivoire 292,000 SLC
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.75 million SLC
- United Republic of Tanzania 343,059 SLC
- United States of America 551.2 SLC
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,710 SLC
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,731 SLC
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.