Cashew nut yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cashew nut yields was 0.8605 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nut yields in Myanmar, 2001–2024
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 0.8605 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Myanmar peaked at 0.8806 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.625 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Myanmar 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2002 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7051 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7882 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8516 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8596 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8735 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8622 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8806 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8311 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8575 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8761 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8545 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8626 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8643 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8605 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.8605 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.8605 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.708 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.7882 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8469 tonnes per hectare | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.8806 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8636 tonnes per hectare | 0.8545 tonnes per hectare | 0.8761 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 cashew nut yields in Myanmar?
- Cashew nut yields in Myanmar was 0.8605 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 cashew nut yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8806 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Myanmar rank for cashew nut yields?
- Myanmar ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Cashew nut 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.