Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potato production
Burundi
944,229 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
732,422 tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Sweet potato production over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 944,229 tonnes against 732,422 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 211,807 tonnes.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,000 tonnes | 307,778 tonnes | 82,222 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 409,839 tonnes | 399,200 tonnes | 10,639 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 558,990 tonnes | 458,400 tonnes | 100,590 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 667,229 tonnes | 464,500 tonnes | 202,729 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 832,800 tonnes | 534,512 tonnes | 298,288 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 751,798 tonnes | 673,359 tonnes | 78,439 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 734,067 tonnes | 291,813 tonnes | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Burundi, at 944,229 tonnes against 732,422 tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 211,807 tonnes, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Burundi ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th 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.