Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi stood at 3.24 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 5.37 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.02 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 3rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 3 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.99 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 4.21 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.67 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.06 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.1 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.3 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.37 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.11 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.95 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2020 | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.97 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 3.74 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 3.24 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, 78.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 3.24 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 36.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +50.1% | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | 3.64 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 ha per square kilometre | 3 ha per square kilometre | 3.99 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 ha per square kilometre | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.92 ha per square kilometre | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | 5.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | 3.97 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi was 3.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.