Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 37.38 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Burundi stood at 37.38 t per square kilometre.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 43.36 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.42 t 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 — Production, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.8 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 14.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.19 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 15.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.58 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 15.58 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15.58 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.86 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 15.19 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 13.67 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 15.52 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 12.42 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 15.68 t per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 15.93 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 16.16 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 21.96 t per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 18.21 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 19.47 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 19.35 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 19.08 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 19.55 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 20.13 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 21.61 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 23.79 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 24.37 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 24.97 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 25.34 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 25.84 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 26.5 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 27.17 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 26.48 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 23.42 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 26.23 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 26.1 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 26.51 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 22.99 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 28.59 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 26.77 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 30.41 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 32.46 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 31.46 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 32.49 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.09 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 32.61 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.02 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 34.93 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.07 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 37.63 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 37.19 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.69 t per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 32.7 t per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 25.87 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 22.62 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 28.27 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 20.24 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 22.7 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 39.85 t per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 2020 | 39.99 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.36 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 42.23 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 37.38 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, 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 | +75.5% | 22.7 t per square kilometre | 39.85 t per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +35.9% | 16.16 t per square kilometre | 21.96 t per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -30.9% | 37.19 t per square kilometre | 25.69 t per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -28.4% | 28.27 t per square kilometre | 20.24 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.19 t per square kilometre | 14.8 t per square kilometre | 15.58 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.96 t per square kilometre | 12.42 t per square kilometre | 21.96 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.77 t per square kilometre | 19.08 t per square kilometre | 25.34 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.98 t per square kilometre | 22.99 t per square kilometre | 28.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.43 t per square kilometre | 26.77 t per square kilometre | 36.07 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.28 t per square kilometre | 20.24 t per square kilometre | 39.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.74 t per square kilometre | 37.38 t per square kilometre | 43.36 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Burundi was 37.38 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.36 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 t per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production 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.