Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi

Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 229,146 SLC in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
229,146 SLC
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
15th
of 73 countries
All-time high
229,146 SLC
in 2017
All-time low
50,595 SLC
in 2010
Years of data
8
2009–2017

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, 2009–2017

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2009201320172009: 52.1k SLC2010: 50.6k SLC2011: 56.3k SLC2012: 74.7k SLC2013: 112.8k SLC2015: 160.5k SLC2016: 224.1k SLC2017: 229.1k SLC

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

Analysis

In 2017, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi stood at 229,146 SLC. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 339.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Malawi peaked at 229,146 SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50,595 SLC, in 2010.

That places Malawi 15th out of 73 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) in Malawi, 2009 to 2017.
Year SLC Change
2009 52,149 SLC
2010 50,595 SLC -3.0%
2011 56,291 SLC +11.3%
2012 74,659 SLC +32.6%
2013 112,771 SLC +51.0%
2015 160,460 SLC +42.3%
2016 224,105 SLC +39.7%
2017 229,146 SLC +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52,149 SLC 52,149 SLC 52,149 SLC 1
2010s 129,718 SLC 50,595 SLC 229,146 SLC 7

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 12 Jamaica 287,010 SLC compare
  2. 13 Burundi 262,000 SLC compare
  3. 14 Japan 257,000 SLC compare
  4. 16 Mali 212,478 SLC compare
  5. 17 Senegal 203,923 SLC compare
  6. 18 Benin 203,250 SLC 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 229,146 SLC 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 229,146 SLC in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 50,595 SLC in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Malawi ranks 15th 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 339.4%. 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 (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,553 data points, 1991–2024
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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.