Uganda vs United States: Sweet potato production
Uganda
1.03 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Uganda rank
12th
United States rank
11th
Sweet potato production over time
- Uganda
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.12 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 92,500 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Uganda ranks 12th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 610,889 tonnes | 650,240 tonnes | 39,351 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 1.58 million tonnes | 575,782 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.60 million tonnes | 564,927 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.97 million tonnes | 563,157 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes | 731,236 tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 458,926 tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 4,432 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Uganda or United States?
- United States, at 1.12 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Uganda and United States?
- 92,500 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and United States rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Uganda ranks 12th and United States ranks 11th 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.