Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi
Burundi: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -3.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Burundi recorded -3.71 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.3% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi peaked at 50.05 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -22.78 % change on previous year, in 2012.
Burundi ranks 94th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 3.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 1.61 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | -4.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1972 | -9.68 % change on previous year | -390.3% |
| 1973 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -229.2% |
| 1974 | -17.46 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1975 | 21.15 % change on previous year | -221.2% |
| 1976 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1977 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 30.77 % change on previous year | +1869.2% |
| 1979 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1980 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 1981 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 1982 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -302.6% |
| 1984 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 7.41 % change on previous year | +192.6% |
| 1986 | 9.2 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1988 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1989 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5859 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1991 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +231.4% |
| 1992 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 1993 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -195.5% |
| 1994 | -4.76 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 10 % change on previous year | -310.0% |
| 1996 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1997 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 1998 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -590.9% |
| 1999 | 12 % change on previous year | -232.0% |
| 2000 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 2001 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -609.1% |
| 2002 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4032 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4016 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4 % change on previous year | +896.0% |
| 2006 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -224.8% |
| 2008 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2010 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 2011 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2012 | -22.78 % change on previous year | +957.8% |
| 2013 | -20.79 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2014 | -17.81 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2015 | -11.22 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2016 | -6.89 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 6.81 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 2018 | 6.97 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 50.05 % change on previous year | +618.6% |
| 2020 | 0.156 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 2021 | 8.79 % change on previous year | +5537.1% |
| 2022 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 2023 | -13.38 % change on previous year | +128.6% |
| 2024 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5537.1% | 0.156 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +1869.2% | 1.56 % change on previous year | 30.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6183 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.72 % change on previous year | -17.46 % change on previous year | 30.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 % change on previous year | -1.28 % change on previous year | 9.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 % change on previous year | -9.09 % change on previous year | 12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -3.85 % change on previous year | 9.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.05 % change on previous year | -22.78 % change on previous year | 50.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.8 % change on previous year | -13.38 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 91 Comoros -3.32 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Australia -3.44 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Bangladesh -3.45 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Argentina -3.89 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Saint Lucia -5.56 % change on previous year compare
- 97 South Africa -5.57 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi was -3.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.05 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.78 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Burundi ranks 94th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.