Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Nigeria

Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 49,290 SLC in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
49,290 SLC
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
26th
of 73 countries
All-time high
49,290 SLC
in 2013
All-time low
6,200 SLC
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992–2013

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Nigeria, 1992–2013

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1992200220131992: 6.2k SLC1993: 10.7k SLC2001: 28.6k SLC2002: 32.5k SLC2010: 45.0k SLC2011: 45.9k SLC2012: 46.9k SLC2013: 49.3k SLC

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

Analysis

In 2013, sweet potatoes — producer price in Nigeria stood at 49,290 SLC. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Nigeria peaked at 49,290 SLC in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,200 SLC, in 1992.

That places Nigeria 26th out of 73 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) in Nigeria, 1992 to 2013.
Year SLC Change
1992 6,200 SLC
1993 10,680 SLC +72.3%
2001 28,630 SLC +168.1%
2002 32,480 SLC +13.4%
2010 45,000 SLC +38.5%
2011 45,890 SLC +2.0%
2012 46,890 SLC +2.2%
2013 49,290 SLC +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,440 SLC 6,200 SLC 10,680 SLC 2
2000s 30,555 SLC 28,630 SLC 32,480 SLC 2
2010s 46,768 SLC 45,000 SLC 49,290 SLC 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 23 Sri Lanka 112,660 SLC compare
  2. 24 Cameroon 80,758 SLC compare
  3. 25 Burkina Faso 51,553 SLC compare
  4. 27 Mauritius 45,533 SLC compare
  5. 28 Mozambique 33,000 SLC compare
  6. 29 Kenya 31,687 SLC compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Nigeria?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Nigeria was 49,290 SLC in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 49,290 SLC in 2013.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 6,200 SLC in 1992.
How does Nigeria rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Nigeria ranks 26th out of 73 countries with data for 2013.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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.