Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.5528 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5528 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
28th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.7095 metric tons per person
in 2009
All-time low
0.2634 metric tons per person
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.5528 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.7095 metric tons per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2634 metric tons per person, in 1972.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3123 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3437 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3426 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.365 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3389 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2751 metric tons per person | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3132 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3155 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3057 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3054 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2992 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2634 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3011 metric tons per person | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2951 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3112 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3089 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3091 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3368 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3284 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4117 metric tons per person | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4303 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4303 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4273 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4167 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4114 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3983 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3745 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3535 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3636 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3623 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3382 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3742 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4149 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4445 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4332 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4217 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3978 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4016 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4673 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4884 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4994 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4941 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5209 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5532 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.615 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6802 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6882 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7092 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7095 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7049 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6292 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5771 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5779 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5765 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5687 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5539 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5492 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5828 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5529 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5453 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5646 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5712 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5225 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5528 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.5528 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1219 metric tons per person, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.5528 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1282 metric tons per person, 4.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3236 metric tons per person | 0.2751 metric tons per person | 0.365 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3059 metric tons per person | 0.2634 metric tons per person | 0.3368 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4018 metric tons per person | 0.3535 metric tons per person | 0.4303 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4056 metric tons per person | 0.3382 metric tons per person | 0.4673 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5958 metric tons per person | 0.4884 metric tons per person | 0.7095 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5873 metric tons per person | 0.5492 metric tons per person | 0.7049 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5513 metric tons per person | 0.5225 metric tons per person | 0.5712 metric tons per person | 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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Myanmar?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Myanmar was 0.5528 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7095 metric tons per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2634 metric tons per person in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.