Brazil vs Uganda: Sweet potato production
Brazil
970,050 tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
1.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Uganda rank
12th
Sweet potato production over time
- Brazil
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.03 million tonnes against 970,050 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 56,730 tonnes.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million tonnes | 610,889 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.57 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 9,433 tonnes | Uganda |
| 1980s | 732,125 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 871,515 tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 553,486 tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 512,650 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 614,452 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 888,300 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 356,256 tonnes | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Brazil or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.03 million tonnes against 970,050 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Brazil and Uganda?
- 56,730 tonnes, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uganda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.