Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested was 399,821 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Myanmar stood at 399,821 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 399,821 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38,926 ha, in 1989.
That places Myanmar 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56,412 ha | — |
| 1962 | 61,108 ha | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 60,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 51,166 ha | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 53,192 ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 49,554 ha | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 46,725 ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 48,174 ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 47,900 ha | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 49,372 ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 47,103 ha | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 47,153 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 49,398 ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 50,275 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 48,995 ha | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 47,560 ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 46,539 ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 46,539 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47,753 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 47,501 ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 46,826 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 46,457 ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 43,759 ha | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 43,666 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 42,905 ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 40,670 ha | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 40,677 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40,527 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 38,926 ha | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 40,166 ha | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 40,469 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41,278 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 42,492 ha | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 52,204 ha | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 48,562 ha | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 45,730 ha | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 47,752 ha | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 47,348 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 52,609 ha | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 61,917 ha | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 62,724 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 67,583 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 72,439 ha | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 91,054 ha | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 108,051 ha | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 123,025 ha | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 138,403 ha | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 144,068 ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 166,731 ha | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 186,560 ha | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 198,296 ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 213,674 ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 231,885 ha | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 258,594 ha | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 280,965 ha | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 293,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 311,344 ha | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 329,702 ha | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 338,132 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 350,547 ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 383,576 ha | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 393,331 ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 392,737 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 399,821 ha | +1.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 399,821 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161,974 ha, 2.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 399,821 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 573,309 ha, 70% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,692 ha | 46,725 ha | 61,108 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,069 ha | 46,539 ha | 50,275 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,191 ha | 38,926 ha | 47,501 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,861 ha | 40,166 ha | 52,609 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,600 ha | 61,917 ha | 166,731 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 264,215 ha | 186,560 ha | 338,132 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,002 ha | 350,547 ha | 399,821 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 3 Malaysia 1.13 million ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 734,821 ha compare
- 4 China 746,797 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 746,797 ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 196,534 ha compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 1.03 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28,456 ha compare
- 7 India 383,995 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 319,700 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 9,587 ha compare
- 9 Bangladesh 229,422 ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 598 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 natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Myanmar was 399,821 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 399,821 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,926 ha in 1989.
- How does Myanmar rank for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 Natural rubber in primary forms — 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.