FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sweet potatoes production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 443,511 t of sweet potatoes, the 25th largest in the world (0.49% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 531,285 t in 2020. Area harvested: 11,989 ha, yield 37.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 443,511 t
- World rank
- 25 of 111
- 10-year change
- +31%
- Record
- 531,285 t
- 2020
Sweet potatoes in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 443,511 | +13% | 11,989 | 36.99 |
| 2023 | 391,851 | +23% | 10,296 | 38.06 |
| 2022 | 318,624 | −35% | 9,234 | 34.51 |
| 2021 | 491,182 | −7.5% | 13,943 | 35.23 |
| 2020 | 531,285 | +19% | 19,210 | 27.66 |
| 2019 | 447,000 | −10% | 13,348 | 33.49 |
| 2018 | 496,753 | +40% | 15,650 | 31.74 |
| 2017 | 355,298 | −22% | 10,516 | 33.79 |
| 2016 | 454,493 | +11% | 13,482 | 33.71 |
| 2015 | 408,280 | +20% | 11,933 | 34.21 |
| 2014 | 339,049 | −9.7% | 9,993 | 33.93 |
| 2013 | 375,444 | +18% | 11,148 | 33.68 |
| 2012 | 319,247 | +16% | 9,869 | 32.35 |
| 2011 | 274,935 | −26% | 8,639 | 31.82 |
| 2010 | 370,905 | +3.8% | 12,118 | 30.61 |
| 2009 | 357,266 | +38% | 12,517 | 28.54 |
| 2008 | 258,983 | −29% | 9,369 | 27.64 |
| 2007 | 363,560 | +3.4% | 12,193 | 29.82 |
| 2006 | 351,577 | +0.5% | 29,371 | 11.97 |
| 2005 | 350,000 | +29% | 20,000 | 17.50 |
| 2004 | 270,611 | −12% | 9,622 | 28.12 |
| 2003 | 307,595 | +32% | 10,967 | 28.05 |
| 2002 | 232,433 | −26% | 8,392 | 27.70 |
| 2001 | 314,707 | +26% | 11,807 | 26.65 |
| 2000 | 249,548 | −1.4% | 9,130 | 27.33 |
| 1999 | 253,053 | +12% | 10,520 | 24.05 |
| 1998 | 225,560 | +19% | 9,396 | 24.01 |
| 1997 | 190,323 | +29% | 8,463 | 22.49 |
| 1996 | 147,629 | −11% | 6,381 | 23.14 |
| 1995 | 165,016 | +8.4% | 6,352 | 25.98 |
| 1994 | 152,262 | +6.5% | 6,161 | 24.71 |
| 1993 | 142,929 | +59% | 5,484 | 26.06 |
| 1992 | 89,815 | −30% | 3,722 | 24.13 |
| 1991 | 127,520 | +25% | 4,715 | 27.05 |
| 1990 | 102,295 | +87% | 3,966 | 25.79 |
| 1989 | 54,731 | −53% | 2,100 | 26.06 |
| 1988 | 116,000 | +84% | 4,620 | 25.11 |
| 1987 | 63,000 | −43% | 2,520 | 25.00 |
| 1986 | 111,000 | −16% | 4,620 | 24.03 |
| 1985 | 132,000 | +38% | 5,040 | 26.19 |
| 1984 | 96,000 | +16% | 3,780 | 25.40 |
| 1983 | 83,000 | −34% | 3,360 | 24.70 |
| 1982 | 124,984 | +45% | 5,430 | 23.02 |
| 1981 | 85,952 | −0.3% | 3,781 | 22.73 |
| 1980 | 86,243 | −17% | 3,605 | 23.92 |
| 1979 | 103,615 | +64% | 4,379 | 23.66 |
| 1978 | 63,310 | −7.6% | 2,914 | 21.73 |
| 1977 | 68,488 | −0.7% | 3,286 | 20.84 |
| 1976 | 69,000 | −8.0% | 3,361 | 20.53 |
| 1975 | 75,000 | +25% | 3,781 | 19.84 |
| 1974 | 60,000 | 0.0% | 2,941 | 20.40 |
| 1973 | 60,000 | −30% | 3,361 | 17.85 |
| 1972 | 86,000 | +2.4% | 3,781 | 22.75 |
| 1971 | 84,000 | −1.2% | 3,781 | 22.22 |
| 1970 | 85,000 | −6.1% | 4,200 | 20.24 |
| 1969 | 90,545 | +16% | 4,200 | 21.56 |
| 1968 | 78,000 | +15% | 3,780 | 20.63 |
| 1967 | 68,060 | −18% | 3,251 | 20.94 |
| 1966 | 83,050 | −3.1% | 4,003 | 20.75 |
| 1965 | 85,729 | −2.7% | 4,227 | 20.28 |
| 1964 | 88,107 | +6.9% | 4,466 | 19.73 |
| 1963 | 82,422 | +6.5% | 4,147 | 19.88 |
| 1962 | 77,423 | −12% | 3,914 | 19.78 |
| 1961 | 87,544 | — | 4,600 | 19.03 |
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.