Beans, dry — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 2.55 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.55 million ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 3.29 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 274,200 ha, in 1961.
That places Myanmar 3rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 274,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 295,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 381,300 ha | +29.1% |
| 1964 | 401,400 ha | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 363,300 ha | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 373,800 ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 395,300 ha | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 364,300 ha | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 375,300 ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 344,800 ha | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 330,500 ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 366,500 ha | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 371,300 ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 344,500 ha | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 379,400 ha | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 333,200 ha | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 332,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 385,300 ha | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 400,100 ha | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 392,800 ha | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 432,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 377,600 ha | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 337,900 ha | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 414,400 ha | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 419,700 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 416,400 ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 388,100 ha | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 361,800 ha | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 322,900 ha | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 433,400 ha | +34.2% |
| 1991 | 547,100 ha | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 723,200 ha | +32.2% |
| 1993 | 882,200 ha | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 908,900 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million ha | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million ha | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million ha | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.39 million ha | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.54 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.73 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.72 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.71 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.80 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.01 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.21 million ha | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.29 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.29 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.08 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.92 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.91 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.85 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.87 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.89 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.81 million ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.55 million ha | -9.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2.55 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 43.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2.55 million ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124,615 ha, 20.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 358,256 ha | 274,200 ha | 401,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 358,760 ha | 330,500 ha | 400,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,360 ha | 322,900 ha | 432,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million ha | 433,400 ha | 1.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 million ha | 1.76 million ha | 2.73 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 million ha | 2.71 million ha | 3.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million ha | 2.55 million ha | 2.89 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 India 11.71 million ha compare
- 2 Brazil 2.63 million ha compare
- 4 Mexico 1.37 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.05 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 513,001 ha compare
- 5 Kenya 1.23 million ha compare
- 6 Mozambique 1.21 million 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 beans, dry — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Myanmar was 2.55 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,200 ha in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Beans, dry — 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.