Burundi vs Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Burundi
80,064 ha
in 2024
Kenya
68,449 ha
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Kenya rank
18th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 80,064 ha against 68,449 ha in Kenya, a difference of 11,615 ha.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 18th of 113 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 61,667 ha 27,111 ha 34,556 ha Burundi
1970s 64,500 ha 33,102 ha 31,398 ha Burundi
1980s 87,640 ha 42,430 ha 45,210 ha Burundi
1990s 106,300 ha 35,790 ha 70,510 ha Burundi
2000s 126,350 ha 64,410 ha 61,940 ha Burundi
2010s 84,079 ha 63,554 ha 20,525 ha Burundi
2020s 90,980 ha 58,297 ha 32,683 ha Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Burundi or Kenya?
Burundi, at 80,064 ha against 68,449 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Burundi and Kenya?
11,615 ha, 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Burundi ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 18th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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