Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria
Nigeria: Yams — Producer Price was 49,980 SLC in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Producer Price in Nigeria, 1991–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — producer price in Nigeria is 49,980 SLC, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Nigeria peaked at 89,341 SLC in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,596 SLC, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,596 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 5,942 SLC | +128.9% |
| 1993 | 11,740 SLC | +97.6% |
| 1994 | 14,410 SLC | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 18,700 SLC | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 23,650 SLC | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 26,700 SLC | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 28,530 SLC | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 30,290 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 48,850 SLC | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 59,500 SLC | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 58,190 SLC | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 58,690 SLC | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 66,180 SLC | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 76,828 SLC | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 76,394 SLC | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 89,341 SLC | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 28,070 SLC | -68.6% |
| 2010 | 43,110 SLC | +53.6% |
| 2011 | 46,980 SLC | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 51,680 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 49,980 SLC | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,062 SLC | 2,596 SLC | 30,290 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 62,449 SLC | 28,070 SLC | 89,341 SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 47,938 SLC | 43,110 SLC | 51,680 SLC | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Togo 264,000 SLC compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 120,937 SLC compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 60,445 SLC compare
- 18 Philippines 37,971 SLC compare
- 19 Trinidad and Tobago 12,940 SLC compare
- 20 Tonga 11,997 SLC
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 49,980 SLC in 2013, 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 89,341 SLC in 2008.
- What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,596 SLC in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for yams — producer price?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
- Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 (SLC/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.