Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda
Uganda: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 40.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uganda stood at 40.07. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uganda peaked at 325.14 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 40.07, in 2024.
That places Uganda 93rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 122.9 | — |
| 1962 | 132.67 | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 141.71 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 138.68 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 132.35 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 111.26 | -15.9% |
| 1967 | 136.51 | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 132.7 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 155.93 | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 296.92 | +90.4% |
| 1971 | 261.97 | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 219.52 | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 215.64 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 305.15 | +41.5% |
| 1975 | 325.14 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 324.59 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 261.94 | -19.3% |
| 1978 | 259.72 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 190.97 | -26.5% |
| 1980 | 176.44 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 187.19 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 209.22 | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 252.96 | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 217.82 | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 216.2 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 235.31 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 204.82 | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 203.37 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 190.24 | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 188.09 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 191.91 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 197.96 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 196.56 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 206.67 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 209.98 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 142.32 | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 169.16 | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 188.65 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 197.58 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 195.04 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 198.39 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 198.16 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 193.33 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 190.5 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 181.78 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 178.16 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 174.69 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 114.67 | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 120.59 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 119.75 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 105.23 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 105.3 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.02 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 106.37 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 96.13 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 93.78 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 69.7 | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 48.66 | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 51.24 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 54.93 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 63.66 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 47.9 | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 40.07 | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.86 | 111.26 | 155.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 266.16 | 190.97 | 325.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 209.36 | 176.44 | 252.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 188.89 | 142.32 | 209.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 174.53 | 114.67 | 198.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.24 | 48.66 | 119.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.56 | 40.07 | 63.66 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uganda?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uganda was 40.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 325.14 in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.07 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.