Yams — Producer Price in Ghana

Ghana: Yams — Producer Price was 4,280 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
4,280 LCU
Change on year
up 38.9%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
3.28 million LCU
in 2007
All-time low
405 LCU
in 2008
Years of data
30
1991–2022

Yams — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2022

01.0M2.0M3.0M1991200620221991: 108.9k LCU1992: 122.8k LCU1993: 143.2k LCU1994: 182.1k LCU1995: 302.7k LCU1996: 974.9k LCU1997: 568.3k LCU1998: 958.1k LCU1999: 665.7k LCU2000: 861.1k LCU2001: 1.4M LCU2002: 1.7M LCU2003: 1.9M LCU2004: 2.2M LCU2005: 2.7M LCU2006: 2.7M LCU2007: 3.3M LCU2008: 405 LCU2009: 480.4 LCU2010: 580.6 LCU2011: 638 LCU2012: 741 LCU2015: 1.4k LCU2016: 1.5k LCU2017: 1.2k LCU2018: 2.3k LCU2019: 1.2k LCU2020: 1.1k LCU2021: 3.1k LCU2022: 4.3k LCU

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

Analysis

In 2022, yams — producer price in Ghana stood at 4,280 LCU.

That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and up 477.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Ghana peaked at 3.28 million LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 405 LCU, in 2008.

Ghana ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Yams — Producer Price in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Ghana, 1991 to 2022.
Year LCU Change
1991 108,921 LCU
1992 122,822 LCU +12.8%
1993 143,202 LCU +16.6%
1994 182,075 LCU +27.1%
1995 302,696 LCU +66.2%
1996 974,870 LCU +222.1%
1997 568,344 LCU -41.7%
1998 958,144 LCU +68.6%
1999 665,736 LCU -30.5%
2000 861,136 LCU +29.4%
2001 1.43 million LCU +66.1%
2002 1.68 million LCU +17.5%
2003 1.85 million LCU +10.4%
2004 2.16 million LCU +16.7%
2005 2.66 million LCU +23.1%
2006 2.74 million LCU +2.9%
2007 3.28 million LCU +19.7%
2008 405 LCU -100.0%
2009 480.4 LCU +18.6%
2010 580.6 LCU +20.9%
2011 638 LCU +9.9%
2012 741 LCU +16.1%
2015 1,389 LCU +87.4%
2016 1,487 LCU +7.1%
2017 1,225 LCU -17.6%
2018 2,313 LCU +88.8%
2019 1,201 LCU -48.1%
2020 1,072 LCU -10.8%
2021 3,082 LCU +187.6%
2022 4,280 LCU +38.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 447,423 LCU 108,921 LCU 974,870 LCU 9
2000s 1.67 million LCU 405 LCU 3.28 million LCU 10
2010s 1,197 LCU 580.6 LCU 2,313 LCU 8
2020s 2,811 LCU 1,072 LCU 4,280 LCU 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 26 Malaysia 6,000 LCU compare
  2. 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,512 LCU compare
  3. 28 Grenada 4,799 LCU compare
  4. 30 Fiji 3,845 LCU compare
  5. 31 Brunei Darussalam 3,321 LCU compare
  6. 32 Cuba 2,826 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — producer price in Ghana?
Yams — producer price in Ghana was 4,280 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — producer price recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 3.28 million LCU in 2007.
What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 405 LCU in 2008.
How does Ghana rank for yams — producer price?
Ghana ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 477.7%. 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 Yams — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
40 places, 763 data points, 1991–2025
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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.