Sweet potatoes — Production in Uganda
Uganda: Sweet potatoes — Production was 1,649 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production in Uganda, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production in Uganda is 1,649 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Uganda peaked at 2,045 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,072 1000 t, in 2019.
Uganda ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,987 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,798 1000 t | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1,852 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,811 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,818 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,045 1000 t | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1,911 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,930 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,484 1000 t | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1,072 1000 t | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 1,167 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1,292 1000 t | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1,543 1000 t | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 1,649 1000 t | +6.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,649 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 460 1000 t, 3.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,649 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 223 1000 t, 7.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,771 1000 t | 1,072 1000 t | 2,045 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,413 1000 t | 1,167 1000 t | 1,649 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production in Uganda?
- Sweet potatoes — production in Uganda was 1,649 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,045 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,072 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for sweet potatoes — production?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.