Millet yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Millet yields was 0.9125 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9125 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
61st
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.246 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet 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
In 2024, millet yields in Myanmar stood at 0.9125 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Myanmar peaked at 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.246 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Myanmar ranks 61st of 89 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.
Millet yields in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3318 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2836 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3185 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2675 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2677 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3089 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3042 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3007 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2651 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2497 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2789 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2787 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3334 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3436 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3385 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3822 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4563 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.698 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 1983 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +70.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7982 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9268 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7238 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6619 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7523 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6631 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6637 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6916 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6018 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6484 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6595 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6771 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6609 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6645 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7025 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7744 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8238 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9208 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9188 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9379 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9639 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9866 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9968 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9717 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.959 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9453 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9095 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9227 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.933 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9125 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9125 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9125 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +70.6% | 0.698 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3017 tonnes per hectare | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3017 tonnes per hectare | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | 0.3822 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8187 tonnes per hectare | 0.4563 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6639 tonnes per hectare | 0.6018 tonnes per hectare | 0.7523 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.803 tonnes per hectare | 0.6645 tonnes per hectare | 0.9379 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9834 tonnes per hectare | 0.9453 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9192 tonnes per hectare | 0.9095 tonnes per hectare | 0.933 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 millet yields in Myanmar?
- Millet yields in Myanmar was 0.9125 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 millet yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.246 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for millet yields?
- Myanmar ranks 61st out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.