Corn: Yield gap in Myanmar
Myanmar: Corn: Yield gap was 0.5818 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 0.5818 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Myanmar peaked at 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5818 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 83rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8188 tonnes per hectare | 0.6595 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 0.5818 tonnes per hectare | 0.7572 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 corn: yield gap in Myanmar?
- Corn: yield gap in Myanmar was 0.5818 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5818 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for corn: yield gap?
- Myanmar ranks 83rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.