Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in Kenya
Kenya: Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price was 74,575 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in Kenya, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — producer price in Kenya stood at 74,575 LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — producer price in Kenya peaked at 74,575 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,273 LCU, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 12th of 38 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.
Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,980 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 5,273 LCU | -47.2% |
| 1993 | 13,230 LCU | +150.9% |
| 1994 | 19,135 LCU | +44.6% |
| 1995 | 17,200 LCU | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 21,360 LCU | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 20,000 LCU | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 20,960 LCU | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 20,000 LCU | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 19,104 LCU | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 18,000 LCU | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 17,296 LCU | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 21,074 LCU | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 21,841 LCU | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 19,106 LCU | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 21,917 LCU | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 20,452 LCU | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 24,404 LCU | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 26,000 LCU | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 48,000 LCU | +84.6% |
| 2011 | 65,000 LCU | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 40,000 LCU | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 42,000 LCU | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 42,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42,000 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52,000 LCU | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 59,038 LCU | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 50,235 LCU | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 56,300 LCU | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 59,938 LCU | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 74,575 LCU | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,349 LCU | 5,273 LCU | 21,360 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 20,919 LCU | 17,296 LCU | 26,000 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,625 LCU | 40,000 LCU | 65,000 LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 60,017 LCU | 50,235 LCU | 74,575 LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — producer price in Kenya?
- Seed cotton, unginned — producer price in Kenya was 74,575 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — producer price recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 74,575 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — producer price recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,273 LCU in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for seed cotton, unginned — producer price?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — producer price rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — 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.