Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 20,394 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 20,394 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 56,537 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 354 ha, in 1963.
Myanmar ranks 43rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 443 ha | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 354 ha | -20.1% |
| 1964 | 404 ha | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 514 ha | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 899 ha | +74.9% |
| 1967 | 777 ha | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 1,227 ha | +57.9% |
| 1969 | 1,429 ha | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 1,200 ha | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 1,180 ha | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1,062 ha | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 1,485 ha | +39.8% |
| 1974 | 3,547 ha | +138.9% |
| 1975 | 1,654 ha | -53.4% |
| 1976 | 1,731 ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 2,305 ha | +33.2% |
| 1978 | 2,980 ha | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 2,511 ha | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 3,101 ha | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 5,655 ha | +82.4% |
| 1982 | 5,808 ha | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 5,113 ha | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 4,756 ha | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 12,949 ha | +172.3% |
| 1986 | 9,413 ha | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 7,885 ha | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 6,313 ha | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 5,602 ha | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 5,497 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,569 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 4,406 ha | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 7,408 ha | +68.1% |
| 1994 | 6,979 ha | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 7,285 ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 6,785 ha | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 7,292 ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 7,293 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,736 ha | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 7,669 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 9,061 ha | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 10,888 ha | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 12,300 ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 12,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,838 ha | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 16,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 21,000 ha | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 24,709 ha | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 34,626 ha | +40.1% |
| 2010 | 44,986 ha | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 56,537 ha | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 45,536 ha | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 43,614 ha | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 37,195 ha | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 36,234 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 36,609 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 34,705 ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 33,373 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 33,067 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33,018 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,000 ha | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 18,888 ha | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 15,299 ha | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 20,394 ha | +33.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 20,394 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 20,394 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 3.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +172.3% | 4,756 ha | 12,949 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 716.33 ha | 354 ha | 1,429 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,966 ha | 1,062 ha | 3,547 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,660 ha | 3,101 ha | 12,949 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,625 ha | 4,406 ha | 7,736 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,439 ha | 7,669 ha | 34,626 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,186 ha | 33,067 ha | 56,537 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,920 ha | 15,299 ha | 33,018 ha | 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Myanmar was 20,394 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 56,537 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 354 ha in 1963.
- How does Myanmar rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 43rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 Cassava, fresh — 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.