Areca nuts — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Areca nuts — Area harvested was 85,046 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Areca nuts — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, areca nuts — area harvested in Myanmar stood at 85,046 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, areca nuts — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 86,701 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,927 ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Areca nuts — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,331 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,927 ha | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 12,545 ha | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 16,188 ha | +29.0% |
| 1965 | 20,235 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 20,235 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 21,044 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 21,853 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 23,067 ha | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 23,877 ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 24,686 ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 25,091 ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 25,495 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 25,900 ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 26,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 26,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 26,305 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 25,091 ha | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 26,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 26,427 ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 26,475 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 26,300 ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 26,700 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 27,900 ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 27,500 ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 27,900 ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 28,700 ha | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 29,100 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 28,700 ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 28,929 ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 28,937 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29,626 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 29,345 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 29,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 30,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30,400 ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 30,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30,291 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 33,949 ha | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 34,977 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 38,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 40,100 ha | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 42,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 45,700 ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 48,200 ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 51,800 ha | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 54,600 ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 55,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 64,273 ha | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 65,446 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 69,186 ha | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 70,308 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 72,577 ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 74,125 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 76,848 ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 77,650 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 80,400 ha | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 80,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85,138 ha | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 86,701 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 85,046 ha | -1.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 85,046 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39,657 ha, 2.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 85,046 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,184 ha, 2.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Areca nuts — Area harvested in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +29.0% | 12,545 ha | 16,188 ha |
| 1965 | +25.0% | 16,188 ha | 20,235 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,492 ha | 10,927 ha | 23,067 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,444 ha | 23,877 ha | 26,305 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,570 ha | 26,300 ha | 29,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,743 ha | 28,929 ha | 30,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,503 ha | 33,949 ha | 54,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,141 ha | 55,000 ha | 77,650 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,557 ha | 80,400 ha | 86,701 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 India 949,403 ha compare
- 2 Indonesia 164,217 ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 39,657 ha compare
- 5 China 36,184 ha compare
- 5 China, Taiwan Province of 36,184 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is areca nuts — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Areca nuts — area harvested in Myanmar was 85,046 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest areca nuts — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 86,701 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest areca nuts — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,927 ha in 1962.
- How does Myanmar rank for areca nuts — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
- Is areca nuts — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Areca nuts — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.