Sweet potato production in Uganda
Uganda: Sweet potato production was 1.03 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 million tonnes
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
12th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.65 million tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
495,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.03 million tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Uganda peaked at 2.65 million tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 495,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 495,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 550,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 605,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 610,000 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 600,000 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 520,000 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 658,000 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1968 | 660,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 800,000 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 1.57 million tonnes | +96.2% |
| 1971 | 1.43 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 1.22 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 1.23 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.79 million tonnes | +45.1% |
| 1975 | 1.95 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 2.00 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.66 million tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 1.69 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.27 million tonnes | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.30 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 1.84 million tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1984 | 1.63 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 1.66 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 1.67 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 1.72 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.69 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.91 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.96 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.13 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 2.22 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million tonnes | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 1.89 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 2.18 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 2.35 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 2.40 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.52 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.59 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.61 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.65 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.60 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.63 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.65 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million tonnes | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 1.94 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.93 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million tonnes | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million tonnes | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million tonnes | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million tonnes | -14.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.03 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 502,352 tonnes, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.03 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 179,140 tonnes, 5.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +96.2% | 800,000 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 610,889 tonnes | 495,000 tonnes | 800,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Uganda?
- Sweet potato production in Uganda was 1.03 million 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for sweet potato production?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.