Sweet potato production in Uganda
Uganda: Sweet potato production was 1.03 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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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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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.