Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria
Nigeria: Yams — Producer Price was 193,043 LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria, 1991–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 12 Japan 305,100 LCU compare
- 13 Togo 264,000 LCU compare
- 14 Guyana 242,000 LCU compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 120,937 LCU compare
- 17 Philippines 68,941 LCU compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 67,412 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 348.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 427,154 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 557.59 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 209.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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.