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.
Corn: Yield gap in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9589 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8714 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8135 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7885 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7595 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6962 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6887 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6595 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7572 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6735 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6382 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5818 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.5818 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.5818 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0935 tonnes per hectare, 6.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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 (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 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.