Madagascar vs Uganda: Sweet potato production
Madagascar
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
1.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
9th
Uganda rank
12th
Sweet potato production over time
- Madagascar
- Uganda
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.30 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 271,370 tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337,561 tonnes | 610,889 tonnes | 273,328 tonnes | Uganda |
| 1970s | 333,144 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1980s | 438,742 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 497,594 tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 703,907 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 692,485 tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 43,198 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Madagascar or Uganda?
- Madagascar, at 1.30 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Madagascar and Uganda?
- 271,370 tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Madagascar ranks 9th 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.