Sweet potato production in Burundi
Burundi: Sweet potato production was 944,229 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato production in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potato production in Burundi stood at 944,229 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Burundi peaked at 1.11 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 318,860 tonnes, in 1974.
That places Burundi 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,000 tonnes | 380,000 tonnes | 400,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 409,839 tonnes | 318,860 tonnes | 564,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 558,990 tonnes | 490,000 tonnes | 650,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 667,229 tonnes | 590,480 tonnes | 734,172 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 832,800 tonnes | 687,382 tonnes | 926,319 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 751,798 tonnes | 519,637 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 944,229 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Burundi?
- Sweet potato production in Burundi was 944,229 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,860 tonnes in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for sweet potato production?
- Burundi ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.