Burundi vs Kenya: Potato yields
Burundi
10.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
9.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
131st
Kenya rank
132nd
Potato yields over time
- Burundi
- Kenya
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 10.02 tonnes per hectare against 9.68 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Burundi ranks 131st and Kenya ranks 132nd of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 9.19 tonnes per hectare | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 11.56 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.25 tonnes per hectare | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | 9.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.1051 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Burundi or Kenya?
- Burundi, at 10.02 tonnes per hectare against 9.68 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Burundi and Kenya?
- 0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for potato yields?
- Burundi ranks 131st and Kenya ranks 132nd of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.