Taro — Producer Price in Ghana
Ghana: Taro — Producer Price was 5,672 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — producer price in Ghana is 5,672 LCU, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 66.7% on the previous year and up 736.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — producer price in Ghana peaked at 3.12 million LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 355.5 LCU, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 18th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taro — Producer Price in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50,633 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 76,380 LCU | +50.9% |
| 1993 | 161,695 LCU | +111.7% |
| 1994 | 160,756 LCU | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 225,231 LCU | +40.1% |
| 1996 | 253,010 LCU | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 423,050 LCU | +67.2% |
| 1998 | 669,659 LCU | +58.3% |
| 1999 | 610,088 LCU | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 771,780 LCU | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million LCU | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 1.42 million LCU | +31.2% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million LCU | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.86 million LCU | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million LCU | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million LCU | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 3.12 million LCU | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 355.5 LCU | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 411.2 LCU | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 527.1 LCU | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 612 LCU | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 678 LCU | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 1,548 LCU | +128.3% |
| 2016 | 1,651 LCU | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1,248 LCU | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 2,290 LCU | +83.5% |
| 2019 | 839 LCU | -63.4% |
| 2020 | 1,017 LCU | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 3,403 LCU | +234.7% |
| 2022 | 5,672 LCU | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 292,278 LCU | 50,633 LCU | 669,659 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million LCU | 355.5 LCU | 3.12 million LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,174 LCU | 527.1 LCU | 2,290 LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,364 LCU | 1,017 LCU | 5,672 LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 15 Maldives 26,000 LCU compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 8,520 LCU compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 6,215 LCU compare
- 19 Samoa 5,435 LCU compare
- 20 China, mainland 3,977 LCU compare
- 21 Tonga 3,050 LCU
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 840.84 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 239.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 280.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 8,702 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — producer price in Ghana?
- Taro — producer price in Ghana was 5,672 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 million LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest taro — producer price recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.5 LCU in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for taro — producer price?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taro — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 736.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.