Sweet potatoes — Yield in Uganda
Uganda: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 4,630 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4,630 kg/ha for sweet potatoes — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Uganda peaked at 6,208 kg/ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2,401 kg/ha, in 1972.
That places Uganda 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,511 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,503 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3,497 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 3,506 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3,529 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 3,467 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 6,208 kg/ha | +79.1% |
| 1968 | 5,593 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 2,963 kg/ha | -47.0% |
| 1970 | 3,568 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 2,879 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 2,401 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 3,078 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 3,530 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 3,551 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3,550 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,549 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,550 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,969 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 5,195 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 3,714 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1982 | 3,997 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 4,033 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4,212 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 4,640 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 4,578 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 4,206 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 4,115 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 4,096 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4,101 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 4,198 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4,310 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4,256 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 4,501 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 4,500 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,000 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 3,580 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 4,000 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 4,367 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 4,321 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,397 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,401 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4,387 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,402 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4,414 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,500 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,591 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,201 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 4,196 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,496 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4,000 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 4,098 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,006 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,004 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,500 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 4,398 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4,303 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,262 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4,487 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 4,620 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 5,008 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 4,994 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,769 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4,630 kg/ha | -2.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 4,630 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,630 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 4,630 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,417 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +79.1% | 3,467 kg/ha | 6,208 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -47.0% | 5,593 kg/ha | 2,963 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +40.0% | 3,550 kg/ha | 4,969 kg/ha |
| 1996 | -33.3% | 4,500 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -28.5% | 5,195 kg/ha | 3,714 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +28.2% | 2,401 kg/ha | 3,078 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,975 kg/ha | 2,963 kg/ha | 6,208 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,462 kg/ha | 2,401 kg/ha | 4,969 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,279 kg/ha | 3,714 kg/ha | 5,195 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,081 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 4,501 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,381 kg/ha | 4,196 kg/ha | 4,591 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,255 kg/ha | 4,000 kg/ha | 4,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,804 kg/ha | 4,620 kg/ha | 5,008 kg/ha | 5 |
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- 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 — yield in Uganda?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Uganda was 4,630 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6,208 kg/ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,401 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Uganda rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Uganda ranks 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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