Burundi vs Kenya: Sweet potato production
Burundi
944,229 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
862,724 tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Kenya rank
16th
Sweet potato production over time
- Burundi
- Kenya
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 944,229 tonnes against 862,724 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 81,505 tonnes.
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 15th and Kenya ranks 16th of 120 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 tonnes | 181,000 tonnes | 209,000 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 409,839 tonnes | 269,270 tonnes | 140,569 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 558,990 tonnes | 410,972 tonnes | 148,018 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 667,229 tonnes | 339,950 tonnes | 327,279 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 832,800 tonnes | 693,598 tonnes | 139,203 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 751,798 tonnes | 848,006 tonnes | 96,208 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 718,510 tonnes | 307,369 tonnes | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Burundi or Kenya?
- Burundi, at 944,229 tonnes against 862,724 tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Burundi and Kenya?
- 81,505 tonnes, 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 potato production?
- Burundi ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 16th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.