Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 459 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Myanmar is 459 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 21,500 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40 ha, in 1994.
Myanmar ranks 20th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 140 ha | — |
| 1962 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,674 ha | +3952.9% |
| 1965 | 3,269 ha | -42.4% |
| 1966 | 2,691 ha | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 2,605 ha | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 1,991 ha | -23.6% |
| 1969 | 1,293 ha | -35.1% |
| 1970 | 1,335 ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,173 ha | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 853 ha | -27.3% |
| 1973 | 798 ha | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 269 ha | -66.3% |
| 1975 | 76 ha | -71.7% |
| 1976 | 85 ha | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 120 ha | +41.2% |
| 1978 | 142 ha | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 50 ha | -64.8% |
| 1980 | 94 ha | +88.0% |
| 1981 | 125 ha | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 120 ha | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 120 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 80 ha | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40 ha | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 130 ha | +225.0% |
| 1998 | 260 ha | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 530 ha | +103.8% |
| 2000 | 1,050 ha | +98.1% |
| 2001 | 1,980 ha | +88.6% |
| 2002 | 3,880 ha | +96.0% |
| 2003 | 10,000 ha | +157.7% |
| 2004 | 11,700 ha | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 6,100 ha | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 14,200 ha | +132.8% |
| 2007 | 21,500 ha | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 14,600 ha | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 11,300 ha | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 9,417 ha | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 8,049 ha | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 6,005 ha | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 3,590 ha | -40.2% |
| 2014 | 1,618 ha | -54.9% |
| 2015 | 1,214 ha | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 1,231 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,008 ha | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 426 ha | -57.7% |
| 2019 | 431 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 301 ha | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 162 ha | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 515 ha | +217.9% |
| 2023 | 448 ha | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 459 ha | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,994 ha | 140 ha | 5,674 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 490.1 ha | 50 ha | 1,335 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.9 ha | 80 ha | 125 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 136 ha | 40 ha | 530 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,631 ha | 1,050 ha | 21,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,299 ha | 426 ha | 9,417 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 377 ha | 162 ha | 515 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 17 Nigeria 1,013 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 559 ha compare
- 19 Central African Republic 552 ha compare
- 21 Pakistan 440 ha compare
- 22 Guatemala 433 ha compare
- 23 Madagascar 412 ha compare
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 kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Myanmar was 459 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 21,500 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 ha in 1994.
- How does Myanmar rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. 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 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.