Sweet potato production in Somalia
Somalia: Sweet potato production was 8,843 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,843 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
8,924 tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
2,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8,843 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Somalia peaked at 8,924 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 73rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,100 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 3,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,150 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3,200 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3,250 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 3,300 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,400 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 3,500 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3,600 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3,700 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3,800 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3,900 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,100 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4,200 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4,300 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 3,200 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 4,500 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 4,800 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 5,200 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 5,300 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5,400 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,500 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6,500 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 6,441 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 7,000 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 6,978 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8,000 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 7,000 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 7,261 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7,441 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7,608 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7,781 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7,952 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,184 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8,368 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,485 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8,644 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8,738 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8,795 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8,924 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8,819 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,846 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,863 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8,843 tonnes | -0.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8,843 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 502,352 tonnes, 2% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8,843 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 179,140 tonnes, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +50.0% | 2,000 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes |
| 1993 | +25.0% | 3,200 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,111 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,140 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 3,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,820 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | 4,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,570 tonnes | 3,200 tonnes | 5,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,973 tonnes | 5,500 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,295 tonnes | 7,781 tonnes | 8,795 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,859 tonnes | 8,819 tonnes | 8,924 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Somalia?
- Sweet potato production in Somalia was 8,843 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,924 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for sweet potato production?
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.