Wheat — Producer Price in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wheat — Producer Price was 8,390 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Producer Price in Ethiopia, 1994–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 8,390 LCU for wheat — producer price in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — producer price in Ethiopia peaked at 14,970 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,043 LCU, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 36th of 93 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.
Wheat — Producer Price in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,540 LCU | — |
| 1995 | 1,560 LCU | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,360 LCU | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 1,290 LCU | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1,460 LCU | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 1,747 LCU | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 1,637 LCU | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 1,223 LCU | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 1,043 LCU | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 1,535 LCU | +47.2% |
| 2004 | 1,549 LCU | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,751 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1,990 LCU | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 3,536 LCU | +77.7% |
| 2008 | 5,067 LCU | +43.3% |
| 2010 | 4,270 LCU | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 4,750 LCU | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 7,200 LCU | +51.6% |
| 2013 | 6,860 LCU | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7,660 LCU | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 8,370 LCU | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 14,970 LCU | +78.9% |
| 2017 | 7,703 LCU | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 8,390 LCU | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,493 LCU | 1,290 LCU | 1,747 LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 2,148 LCU | 1,043 LCU | 5,067 LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,797 LCU | 4,270 LCU | 14,970 LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,431 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 258.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 40.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 33.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 30,935 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 13.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 230.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — producer price in Ethiopia?
- Wheat — producer price in Ethiopia was 8,390 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — producer price recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,970 LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat — producer price recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 LCU in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for wheat — producer price?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 93 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wheat — producer price rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — 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.