Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Myanmar is 3.78 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Myanmar peaked at 3.86 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Myanmar 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 69 Philippines 3.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Costa Rica 3.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Spain 3.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Cambodia 3.78 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Mexico 3.75 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Puerto Rico 3.75 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Myanmar?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Myanmar was 3.78 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Myanmar rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Myanmar ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.