Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Myanmar
3.78 kg per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
3.8 kg per hectare
in 2023
Myanmar rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.8 kg per hectare against 3.78 kg per hectare in Myanmar, a difference of 0.02 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Myanmar ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 kg per hectare | 1.95 kg per hectare | 0.4019 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.77 kg per hectare | 1.99 kg per hectare | 0.2142 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.83 kg per hectare | 2.82 kg per hectare | 0.002 kg per hectare | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 2.84 kg per hectare | 3.06 kg per hectare | 0.2151 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.46 kg per hectare | 3.52 kg per hectare | 0.0618 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.7 kg per hectare | 3.8 kg per hectare | 0.1068 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.76 kg per hectare | 4.03 kg per hectare | 0.2669 kg per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.8 kg per hectare against 3.78 kg per hectare in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 kg per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.