FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sweet potatoes production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 1.0 million t of sweet potatoes, the 12th largest in the world (1.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 2.7 million t in 2007. Area harvested: 221,783 ha, yield 4.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.0 million t
- World rank
- 12 of 111
- 10-year change
- −44%
- Record
- 2.7 million t
- 2007
Sweet potatoes in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,026,777 | −14% | 221,783 | 4.63 |
| 2023 | 1,194,000 | −23% | 250,384 | 4.77 |
| 2022 | 1,543,000 | +19% | 309,000 | 4.99 |
| 2021 | 1,292,000 | +11% | 258,000 | 5.01 |
| 2020 | 1,167,000 | +8.9% | 252,617 | 4.62 |
| 2019 | 1,072,000 | −28% | 238,898 | 4.49 |
| 2018 | 1,484,163 | −23% | 348,192 | 4.26 |
| 2017 | 1,930,139 | +1.0% | 448,548 | 4.30 |
| 2016 | 1,910,718 | −6.6% | 434,403 | 4.40 |
| 2015 | 2,045,153 | +13% | 454,478 | 4.50 |
| 2014 | 1,817,903 | +0.4% | 454,000 | 4.00 |
| 2013 | 1,810,650 | −2.2% | 452,000 | 4.01 |
| 2012 | 1,852,222 | +3.0% | 452,000 | 4.10 |
| 2011 | 1,798,056 | −9.5% | 449,514 | 4.00 |
| 2010 | 1,987,000 | +2.3% | 442,000 | 4.50 |
| 2009 | 1,943,000 | +8.3% | 463,000 | 4.20 |
| 2008 | 1,794,000 | −32% | 427,000 | 4.20 |
| 2007 | 2,653,710 | +1.0% | 578,000 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2,628,000 | +0.9% | 584,000 | 4.50 |
| 2005 | 2,604,000 | −1.7% | 590,000 | 4.41 |
| 2004 | 2,650,000 | +1.5% | 602,000 | 4.40 |
| 2003 | 2,610,000 | +0.7% | 595,000 | 4.39 |
| 2002 | 2,592,000 | +3.1% | 589,000 | 4.40 |
| 2001 | 2,515,000 | +4.9% | 572,000 | 4.40 |
| 2000 | 2,398,000 | +1.9% | 555,000 | 4.32 |
| 1999 | 2,354,000 | +8.2% | 539,000 | 4.37 |
| 1998 | 2,176,000 | +15% | 544,000 | 4.00 |
| 1997 | 1,894,000 | +22% | 529,000 | 3.58 |
| 1996 | 1,548,000 | −30% | 516,000 | 3.00 |
| 1995 | 2,223,000 | +4.4% | 494,000 | 4.50 |
| 1994 | 2,129,000 | +8.7% | 473,000 | 4.50 |
| 1993 | 1,958,000 | +2.8% | 460,000 | 4.26 |
| 1992 | 1,905,000 | +6.7% | 442,000 | 4.31 |
| 1991 | 1,785,000 | +5.4% | 425,220 | 4.20 |
| 1990 | 1,693,000 | +2.1% | 412,835 | 4.10 |
| 1989 | 1,657,795 | −3.4% | 404,740 | 4.10 |
| 1988 | 1,716,000 | +2.5% | 417,000 | 4.12 |
| 1987 | 1,674,000 | −10% | 398,000 | 4.21 |
| 1986 | 1,864,595 | +12% | 407,327 | 4.58 |
| 1985 | 1,664,000 | +2.1% | 358,658 | 4.64 |
| 1984 | 1,630,000 | −12% | 387,000 | 4.21 |
| 1983 | 1,843,000 | +24% | 457,000 | 4.03 |
| 1982 | 1,487,000 | +14% | 372,000 | 4.00 |
| 1981 | 1,300,000 | +8.3% | 350,000 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1,200,000 | −5.7% | 231,000 | 5.19 |
| 1979 | 1,272,000 | −25% | 256,000 | 4.97 |
| 1978 | 1,688,700 | +1.8% | 475,700 | 3.55 |
| 1977 | 1,658,500 | −17% | 467,300 | 3.55 |
| 1976 | 2,001,600 | +2.5% | 563,800 | 3.55 |
| 1975 | 1,953,000 | +9.4% | 550,000 | 3.55 |
| 1974 | 1,786,000 | +45% | 506,000 | 3.53 |
| 1973 | 1,231,100 | +0.6% | 400,000 | 3.08 |
| 1972 | 1,224,200 | −14% | 509,900 | 2.40 |
| 1971 | 1,425,000 | −9.2% | 495,000 | 2.88 |
| 1970 | 1,570,000 | +96% | 440,000 | 3.57 |
| 1969 | 800,000 | +21% | 270,000 | 2.96 |
| 1968 | 660,000 | +0.3% | 118,000 | 5.59 |
| 1967 | 658,000 | +27% | 106,000 | 6.21 |
| 1966 | 520,000 | −13% | 150,000 | 3.47 |
| 1965 | 600,000 | −1.6% | 170,000 | 3.53 |
| 1964 | 610,000 | +0.8% | 174,000 | 3.51 |
| 1963 | 605,000 | +10% | 173,000 | 3.50 |
| 1962 | 550,000 | +11% | 157,000 | 3.50 |
| 1961 | 495,000 | — | 141,000 | 3.51 |
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.