Bean yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Bean yields was 0.9398 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9398 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
82nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
All-time low
0.3917 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.9398 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Myanmar peaked at 1.46 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3917 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
Myanmar ranks 82nd of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5007 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5487 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5235 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5419 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4844 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4767 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4252 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4604 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4371 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4412 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4161 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4117 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3917 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4901 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1978 | 0.527 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5101 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6995 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5512 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7217 tonnes per hectare | +30.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8639 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8032 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8698 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9338 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8952 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6674 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 0.608 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6432 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6704 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6547 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6506 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6815 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7303 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8112 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7376 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7293 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7764 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8847 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8996 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.953 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9671 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9586 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9301 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9326 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9335 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9317 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9387 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9433 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9521 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9398 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9398 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9398 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4853 tonnes per hectare | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | 0.5487 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4544 tonnes per hectare | 0.3917 tonnes per hectare | 0.527 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7835 tonnes per hectare | 0.5512 tonnes per hectare | 0.9338 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6867 tonnes per hectare | 0.608 tonnes per hectare | 0.8112 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9663 tonnes per hectare | 0.7293 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9301 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9411 tonnes per hectare | 0.9317 tonnes per hectare | 0.9521 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 bean yields in Myanmar?
- Bean yields in Myanmar was 0.9398 tonnes per hectare 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 bean yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Myanmar rank for bean yields?
- Myanmar ranks 82nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.