Cereal production in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cereal production was 30.13 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.13 million tonnes
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
22nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.56 million tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
6.83 million tonnes
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Myanmar is 30.13 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Myanmar peaked at 34.56 million tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.83 million tonnes, in 1966.
That places Myanmar 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.94 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 7.80 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 7.95 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 8.66 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 8.23 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 6.83 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1967 | 7.96 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1968 | 8.20 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 8.13 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 8.31 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 8.32 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.49 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 8.74 million tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 8.73 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 9.39 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 9.50 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 9.69 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.77 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 10.71 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 13.68 million tonnes | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 14.57 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 14.84 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 15.02 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 14.96 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.07 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 14.86 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 14.22 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 13.65 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 14.26 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 14.42 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 13.66 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 15.32 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 17.22 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 18.69 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 18.46 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 18.20 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 17.39 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 17.77 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 20.93 million tonnes | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 22.12 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 22.86 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 22.84 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.31 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 26.04 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 29.17 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 32.50 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 33.12 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.32 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 34.52 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.56 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.09 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 28.76 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 29.05 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.22 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.06 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.52 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.50 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.46 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 29.10 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 28.91 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.14 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 30.71 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 28.28 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 30.13 million tonnes | +6.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 30.13 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 million tonnes, 15.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 30.13 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.19 million tonnes, 9.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 million tonnes | 6.83 million tonnes | 8.66 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.16 million tonnes | 7.49 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.51 million tonnes | 13.65 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.21 million tonnes | 13.66 million tonnes | 20.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.18 million tonnes | 22.12 million tonnes | 34.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.83 million tonnes | 28.50 million tonnes | 34.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.63 million tonnes | 28.28 million tonnes | 30.71 million tonnes | 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 in Myanmar?
- Cereal production in Myanmar was 30.13 million tonnes 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 production recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.56 million tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 million tonnes in 1966.
- How does Myanmar rank for cereal production?
- Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.