Burundi vs Uganda: Sweet potato production
Burundi
944,229 tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
1.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Uganda rank
12th
Sweet potato production over time
- Burundi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.03 million tonnes against 944,229 tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 82,551 tonnes.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,000 tonnes | 610,889 tonnes | 220,889 tonnes | Uganda |
| 1970s | 409,839 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1980s | 558,990 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 667,229 tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 832,800 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 751,798 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 218,676 tonnes | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Burundi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.03 million tonnes against 944,229 tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Burundi and Uganda?
- 82,551 tonnes, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Burundi ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th 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.