Lentils, dry — Production in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lentils, dry — Production was 665.49 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Production in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — production in Myanmar is 665.49 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — production in Myanmar peaked at 2,200 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 168 t, in 1989.
Myanmar ranks 41st of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Production in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 813 t | — |
| 1962 | 549 t | -32.5% |
| 1963 | 872 t | +58.8% |
| 1964 | 845 t | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 883 t | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 504 t | -42.9% |
| 1967 | 494 t | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 674 t | +36.4% |
| 1969 | 1,603 t | +137.8% |
| 1970 | 1,626 t | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1,957 t | +20.4% |
| 1972 | 1,588 t | -18.9% |
| 1973 | 711 t | -55.2% |
| 1974 | 589 t | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 1,047 t | +77.8% |
| 1976 | 1,126 t | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1,021 t | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 1,047 t | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,208 t | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 848 t | -29.8% |
| 1981 | 690 t | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 648 t | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 648 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,416 t | +118.5% |
| 1985 | 1,523 t | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 669 t | -56.1% |
| 1987 | 994 t | +48.6% |
| 1988 | 348 t | -65.0% |
| 1989 | 168 t | -51.7% |
| 1990 | 245 t | +45.8% |
| 1991 | 600 t | +144.9% |
| 1992 | 1,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 900 t | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 1,100 t | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 800 t | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 2,000 t | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 2,100 t | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1,400 t | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 1,000 t | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 1,100 t | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1,300 t | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1,200 t | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2,200 t | +83.3% |
| 2007 | 1,500 t | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 1,400 t | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,700 t | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 1,400 t | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 1,000 t | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 900 t | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1,100 t | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 971 t | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 796 t | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 744.66 t | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 732 t | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 698 t | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 683 t | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 623 t | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 630.89 t | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 665.49 t | +5.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 665.49 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,625 t, 41% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 804.11 t | 494 t | 1,603 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,192 t | 589 t | 1,957 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 795.2 t | 168 t | 1,523 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 984.5 t | 245 t | 2,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,490 t | 1,000 t | 2,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 964.37 t | 732 t | 1,400 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 660.08 t | 623 t | 698 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 38 Tajikistan 1,006 t compare
- 39 Madagascar 876.3 t compare
- 40 Palestine 784.24 t compare
- 42 Azerbaijan 617.84 t compare
- 43 Slovakia 597 t compare
- 44 Jordan 475.8 t 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 lentils, dry — production in Myanmar?
- Lentils, dry — production in Myanmar was 665.49 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — production recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — production recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 t in 1989.
- How does Myanmar rank for lentils, dry — production?
- Myanmar ranks 41st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — production rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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, published as part of Lentils, dry — Production. 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.