Burundi vs Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Production

Burundi
944,229 t
in 2024
Kenya
862,724 t
in 2024
Burundi rank
13th
Kenya rank
14th

Sweet potatoes — Production over time

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 944,229 t against 862,724 t in Kenya, a difference of 81,505 t.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 390,000 t 181,000 t 209,000 t Burundi
1970s 409,839 t 269,270 t 140,569 t Burundi
1980s 558,990 t 410,972 t 148,018 t Burundi
1990s 667,229 t 339,950 t 327,279 t Burundi
2000s 832,800 t 693,598 t 139,203 t Burundi
2010s 751,798 t 848,006 t 96,208 t Kenya
2020s 1.03 million t 718,510 t 307,369 t Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, Burundi or Kenya?
Burundi, at 944,229 t against 862,724 t in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production between Burundi and Kenya?
81,505 t, 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 — production?
Burundi ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Production. 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 — Production
Unit
t
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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