Cereal yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cereal yields was 3.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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
Myanmar recorded 3.78 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields 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 yields in Myanmar?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Myanmar rank for cereal yields?
- Myanmar ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.