Sweet potatoes production in Congo
In 2024 Congo produced 9,464 t of sweet potatoes, the 71st largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 10%. The record was 12,500 t in 1979. Area harvested: 1,320 ha, yield 7.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 9,464 t
- World rank
- 71 of 111
- 10-year change
- +10%
- Record
- 12,500 t
- 1979
Sweet potatoes in Congo, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Congo compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.2
- world 12.6 (−43%)
- kg per person
- 1.49
- world 11.1
- 10-year change
- +10%
- world −3.1%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Morocco | 11,032 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Comoros | 10,672 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Congo | 9,464 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Somalia | 8,843 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Tonga | 6,640 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sweet potatoes
Share of the world total; Congo is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,464 | +0.4% | 1,320 | 7.17 |
| 2023 | 9,429 | −0.2% | 1,323 | 7.13 |
| 2022 | 9,446 | −0.7% | 1,330 | 7.10 |
| 2021 | 9,516 | +2.1% | 1,306 | 7.29 |
| 2020 | 9,324 | −1.8% | 1,332 | 7.00 |
| 2019 | 9,499 | +1.8% | 1,313 | 7.23 |
| 2018 | 9,330 | +2.1% | 1,294 | 7.21 |
| 2017 | 9,141 | +2.1% | 1,273 | 7.18 |
| 2016 | 8,954 | +2.2% | 1,250 | 7.16 |
| 2015 | 8,763 | +2.3% | 1,226 | 7.15 |
| 2014 | 8,568 | +0.2% | 1,203 | 7.12 |
| 2013 | 8,550 | +0.6% | 1,200 | 7.13 |
| 2012 | 8,500 | +5.1% | 1,200 | 7.08 |
| 2011 | 8,087 | +5.0% | 1,147 | 7.05 |
| 2010 | 7,700 | +12% | 1,100 | 7.00 |
| 2009 | 6,853 | +14% | 976 | 7.02 |
| 2008 | 6,000 | +3.4% | 850 | 7.06 |
| 2007 | 5,800 | −1.9% | 830 | 6.99 |
| 2006 | 5,914 | −1.4% | 850 | 6.96 |
| 2005 | 5,995 | −2.3% | 864 | 6.94 |
| 2004 | 6,134 | +2.2% | 884 | 6.94 |
| 2003 | 6,000 | +11% | 850 | 7.06 |
| 2002 | 5,429 | −22% | 842 | 6.45 |
| 2001 | 7,000 | −13% | 950 | 7.37 |
| 2000 | 8,000 | −11% | 1,250 | 6.40 |
| 1999 | 9,000 | −12% | 1,350 | 6.67 |
| 1998 | 10,253 | −1.1% | 1,550 | 6.61 |
| 1997 | 10,366 | −1.3% | 1,569 | 6.61 |
| 1996 | 10,500 | −1.2% | 1,600 | 6.56 |
| 1995 | 10,624 | −1.6% | 1,624 | 6.54 |
| 1994 | 10,796 | −1.9% | 1,658 | 6.51 |
| 1993 | 11,000 | −1.2% | 1,700 | 6.47 |
| 1992 | 11,137 | +6.6% | 1,717 | 6.49 |
| 1991 | 10,449 | −9.2% | 1,618 | 6.46 |
| 1990 | 11,511 | +0.1% | 1,713 | 6.72 |
| 1989 | 11,500 | −4.2% | 1,750 | 6.57 |
| 1988 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,850 | 6.49 |
| 1987 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,850 | 6.49 |
| 1986 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,850 | 6.49 |
| 1985 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,850 | 6.49 |
| 1984 | 12,000 | −4.0% | 1,850 | 6.49 |
| 1983 | 12,500 | 0.0% | 1,950 | 6.41 |
| 1982 | 12,500 | 0.0% | 1,950 | 6.41 |
| 1981 | 12,500 | 0.0% | 1,950 | 6.41 |
| 1980 | 12,500 | 0.0% | 1,950 | 6.41 |
| 1979 | 12,500 | +3.3% | 1,950 | 6.41 |
| 1978 | 12,100 | −3.1% | 1,900 | 6.37 |
| 1977 | 12,481 | +1.1% | 1,900 | 6.57 |
| 1976 | 12,350 | +1.1% | 1,900 | 6.50 |
| 1975 | 12,220 | +1.8% | 1,880 | 6.50 |
| 1974 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,880 | 6.38 |
| 1973 | 12,000 | +9.1% | 1,800 | 6.67 |
| 1972 | 11,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 6.47 |
| 1971 | 11,000 | +10% | 1,700 | 6.47 |
| 1970 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 6.25 |
| 1969 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 6.25 |
| 1968 | 10,000 | +11% | 1,600 | 6.25 |
| 1967 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 6.00 |
| 1966 | 9,000 | +13% | 1,500 | 6.00 |
| 1965 | 8,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 5.71 |
| 1964 | 8,000 | +14% | 1,400 | 5.71 |
| 1963 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 1,300 | 5.38 |
| 1962 | 7,000 | +17% | 1,300 | 5.38 |
| 1961 | 6,000 | — | 1,200 | 5.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sweet potatoes in Congo?
Congo produced 9,464 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Congo rank in the world for production of sweet potatoes?
Congo ranked 71st of 111 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 56.5% of the world total.
How has the production of sweet potatoes in Congo changed?
It rose by 10% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −3.1% for the world. The record was 12,500 t in 1979.
What is the yield of sweet potatoes in Congo?
7.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (9,464 t from 1,320 ha), against a world average of 12.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Congo is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.