Yams — Producer Price in Ghana

Ghana: Yams — Producer Price was 3,978 SLC in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
3,978 SLC
Change on year
up 29.1%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3,978 SLC
in 2022
All-time low
10.9 SLC
in 1991
Years of data
28
1991–2022

Yams — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1991200620221991: 10.9 SLC1992: 12.3 SLC1993: 14.3 SLC1994: 18.2 SLC1995: 30.3 SLC1996: 97.5 SLC1997: 56.8 SLC1998: 95.8 SLC1999: 66.6 SLC2000: 86.1 SLC2001: 143 SLC2002: 168 SLC2003: 185.4 SLC2004: 216.4 SLC2005: 266.3 SLC2006: 274 SLC2007: 327.9 SLC2008: 405 SLC2009: 480.4 SLC2010: 580.6 SLC2011: 646.9 SLC2016: 1.7k SLC2017: 1.2k SLC2018: 1.9k SLC2019: 1.4k SLC2020: 2.0k SLC2021: 3.1k SLC2022: 4.0k SLC

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for yams — producer price in Ghana is 3,978 SLC, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.1% on the previous year and up 515.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Ghana peaked at 3,978 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9 SLC, in 1991.

That places Ghana 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 (SLC/tonne) in Ghana, 1991 to 2022.
Year SLC Change
1991 10.9 SLC
1992 12.3 SLC +12.8%
1993 14.3 SLC +16.3%
1994 18.2 SLC +27.3%
1995 30.3 SLC +66.5%
1996 97.5 SLC +221.8%
1997 56.8 SLC -41.7%
1998 95.8 SLC +68.7%
1999 66.6 SLC -30.5%
2000 86.1 SLC +29.3%
2001 143 SLC +66.1%
2002 168 SLC +17.5%
2003 185.4 SLC +10.4%
2004 216.4 SLC +16.7%
2005 266.3 SLC +23.1%
2006 274 SLC +2.9%
2007 327.9 SLC +19.7%
2008 405 SLC +23.5%
2009 480.4 SLC +18.6%
2010 580.6 SLC +20.9%
2011 646.9 SLC +11.4%
2016 1,718 SLC +165.5%
2017 1,225 SLC -28.7%
2018 1,944 SLC +58.7%
2019 1,444 SLC -25.7%
2020 2,039 SLC +41.3%
2021 3,082 SLC +51.1%
2022 3,978 SLC +29.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.74 SLC 10.9 SLC 97.5 SLC 9
2000s 255.25 SLC 86.1 SLC 480.4 SLC 10
2010s 1,260 SLC 580.6 SLC 1,944 SLC 6
2020s 3,033 SLC 2,039 SLC 3,978 SLC 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,070 SLC compare
  2. 26 Malaysia 5,750 SLC compare
  3. 27 Grenada 4,753 SLC compare
  4. 29 Fiji 3,845 SLC compare
  5. 30 Brunei Darussalam 3,371 SLC compare
  6. 31 Cuba 2,826 SLC compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — producer price in Ghana?
Yams — producer price in Ghana was 3,978 SLC 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 3,978 SLC in 2022.
What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9 SLC in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for yams — producer price?
Ghana ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 515.0%. 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 (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Producer Price (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
38 places, 737 data points, 1991–2024
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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.