Sweet potatoes
Sold in Nigerian markets by 1 kg, 5 kg bag, small heap, large heap.
Demo dataPrice summary
1 kg in Nigeria · other sizes are priced separately and never mixed.
Based on 10 verified reports from 5 contributors across 7 outlets.
- Verified reports
- 10
- Contributors
- 5
- Outlets
- 7
- Last updated
- yesterday
- 2-week change
- -5%
Verified reports from the last 14 days in Nigeria. 2 pending reports are not yet counted.
Official reference price
National Bureau of Statistics · Selected Food Price Watch · May 2026 · per 1 kg
- Nigeria average
- ₦862
- Lowest state
- ₦480
- Plateau
- Highest state
- ₦1,471
- Delta
Regional averages (geopolitical zones)
- North Central₦695
- North East₦829
- North West₦734
- South East₦937
- South South₦1,302
- South West₦739
Source: National Bureau of Statistics — Selected Food Price Watch, May 2026. Survey averages and reference prices, not prices at a named shop. Zone averages are not state prices. Community prices above are never mixed with these figures. View the source (opens in a new tab)
Price history
Sweet potatoes · 1 kg · Nigeria
- Typical now (verified)
- ₦860
- median of 9 current reports
- Lowest in range
- ₦780
- 30 Oct 2026
- Highest in range
- ₦1,060
- 12 Jun 2026
- Reports in range
- 40
- 20 of 27 weeks with data
- Last updated
- yesterday
- 4 Nov 2026
- Median of verified reports
- Lowest–highest
- Single report
Sweet potatoes, 1 kg, Nigeria. 20 of 27 intervals have verified reports. Latest: 2 Nov – 5 Nov: median ₦850, range ₦850 to ₦850, 1 independent report. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each interval, or switch to the table view.
- Built from verified reports of this exact size only (1 kg); other sizes have their own history. Pending reports are never included. Each contributor counts once per shop per week.
- 5 weeks have no verified reports — shaded on the chart. The line is not drawn across gaps.
Where to buy
6 shops · 6 verified- Mile 12 Foodstuff Traders (demo)
Open market stallCheapest verified
Mile 12 MarketLagos › Kosofe › Mile 12 Market
₦780Verified5 reports (1 verified)Last seen
- Mama Ngozi Provisions (demo)
Provision store
Opposite demo junction, LugbeFederal Capital Territory › Abuja Municipal Area Council › Lugbe
₦820+₦404 reports (2 verified)Last seen
- Yaba Mini Mart (demo)
Provision store
Demo Avenue, YabaLagos › Lagos Mainland › Yaba
₦850+₦708 reports (2 verified)Last seen
- Greenleaf Supermarket (demo) · Lekki Phase 1
Supermarket
Demo Street, Lekki Phase 1Lagos › Eti-Osa › Lekki › Lekki Phase 1
₦880Promo+₦1007 reports (1 verified)Last seen
- Greenleaf Supermarket (demo) · Lugbe
Supermarket
Airport Road, Lugbe (demo address)Federal Capital Territory › Abuja Municipal Area Council › Lugbe
₦890+₦1106 reports (2 verified)Last seen
- Maitama Fresh Mart (demo)
Supermarket
Demo Close, MaitamaFederal Capital Territory › Abuja Municipal Area Council › Abuja › Maitama
₦920Promo+₦1408 reports (1 verified)Last seen
Each shop shows its own reported price. A single shop's price is never presented as the price for the whole area. Report counts cover the last 12 months.
Individual reports
Reports from the last 12 months. Every price above is calculated from these. Open any report to see its full verification history.
Showing 31 of 44 reports10 verified2 pending19 stale
- ₦870Pending
No shop namedYaba, Lagos
· Tunde K.
0confirmations
- ₦800Pending
Mile 12 Foodstuff Traders (demo)Mile 12 Market, Lagos
· Kunle
0confirmations1photo
- ₦850Corroborated
Yaba Mini Mart (demo)Yaba, Lagos
· ChineduPrices
2confirmations
- ₦880Accepted Promo
Greenleaf Supermarket (demo) · Lekki Phase 1Lekki Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos
· Halima B.
1confirmation
- ₦920Accepted Promo
Maitama Fresh Mart (demo)Maitama, Abuja, FCT
· Anonymous contributor
0confirmations
- ₦820Accepted
Mama Ngozi Provisions (demo)Lugbe, FCT
· Kunle
0confirmations
- ₦860Corroborated
Yaba Mini Mart (demo)Yaba, Lagos
· Emeka A.
2confirmations
- ₦890Accepted
Greenleaf Supermarket (demo) · LugbeLugbe, FCT
· Emeka A.
1confirmation
- ₦840Accepted
Mama Ngozi Provisions (demo)Lugbe, FCT
· Emeka A.
0confirmations
- ₦910Accepted
No shop namedYaba, Lagos
· ChineduPrices
1confirmation1photo
- ₦780AcceptedLowest current
Mile 12 Foodstuff Traders (demo)Mile 12 Market, Lagos
· Emeka A.
0confirmations1photo
- ₦880Corroborated
Greenleaf Supermarket (demo) · LugbeLugbe, FCT
· Emeka A.
2confirmations
- ₦980Stale
Maitama Fresh Mart (demo)Maitama, Abuja, FCT
· Anonymous contributor
1confirmation
- ₦830Stale
Mama Ngozi Provisions (demo)Lugbe, FCT
· Emeka A.
0confirmations
- ₦980Stale
Greenleaf Supermarket (demo) · Lekki Phase 1Lekki Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos
· Anonymous contributor
2confirmations1photo