Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria

Nigeria: Yams — Producer Price was 193,043 LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
193,043 LCU
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
206,825 LCU
in 2019
All-time low
2,596 LCU
in 1991
Years of data
24
1991–2020

Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria, 1991–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1991200520201991: 2.6k LCU1992: 5.9k LCU1993: 11.7k LCU1994: 14.4k LCU1995: 18.7k LCU1996: 23.6k LCU1997: 26.7k LCU1998: 28.5k LCU1999: 30.3k LCU2001: 48.9k LCU2002: 59.5k LCU2003: 58.2k LCU2004: 58.7k LCU2005: 66.2k LCU2006: 76.8k LCU2007: 76.4k LCU2008: 89.3k LCU2009: 28.1k LCU2010: 43.1k LCU2011: 47.0k LCU2012: 51.7k LCU2013: 50.0k LCU2019: 206.8k LCU2020: 193.0k LCU

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

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 193,043 LCU for yams — producer price in 2020.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 347.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Nigeria peaked at 206,825 LCU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,596 LCU, in 1991.

Nigeria ranks 15th of 37 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.

Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Nigeria, 1991 to 2020.
Year LCU Change
1991 2,596 LCU
1992 5,942 LCU +128.9%
1993 11,740 LCU +97.6%
1994 14,410 LCU +22.7%
1995 18,700 LCU +29.8%
1996 23,650 LCU +26.5%
1997 26,700 LCU +12.9%
1998 28,530 LCU +6.9%
1999 30,290 LCU +6.2%
2001 48,850 LCU +61.3%
2002 59,500 LCU +21.8%
2003 58,190 LCU -2.2%
2004 58,690 LCU +0.9%
2005 66,180 LCU +12.8%
2006 76,828 LCU +16.1%
2007 76,394 LCU -0.6%
2008 89,341 LCU +16.9%
2009 28,070 LCU -68.6%
2010 43,110 LCU +53.6%
2011 46,980 LCU +9.0%
2012 51,680 LCU +10.0%
2013 49,980 LCU -3.3%
2019 206,825 LCU +313.8%
2020 193,043 LCU -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,062 LCU 2,596 LCU 30,290 LCU 9
2000s 62,449 LCU 28,070 LCU 89,341 LCU 9
2010s 79,715 LCU 43,110 LCU 206,825 LCU 5
2020s 193,043 LCU 193,043 LCU 193,043 LCU 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 12 Japan 305,100 LCU compare
  2. 13 Togo 264,000 LCU compare
  3. 14 Guyana 242,000 LCU compare
  4. 16 Burkina Faso 120,937 LCU compare
  5. 17 Philippines 68,941 LCU compare
  6. 18 Dominican Republic 67,412 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — producer price in Nigeria?
Yams — producer price in Nigeria was 193,043 LCU in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 206,825 LCU in 2019.
What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 2,596 LCU in 1991.
How does Nigeria rank for yams — producer price?
Nigeria ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 347.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria 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.