Sweet potato production in Somalia
Somalia: Sweet potato production was 8,843 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
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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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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.