Pea yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Pea yields was 0.8327 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pea 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
The most recent figure for pea yields in Myanmar is 0.8327 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Myanmar peaked at 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Myanmar 85th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pea yields in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4572 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3731 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6093 tonnes per hectare | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5603 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6575 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6711 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.638 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7207 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7203 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6237 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6148 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5505 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5538 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5661 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6706 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6453 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6903 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.799 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6729 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.823 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9132 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8436 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8136 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7903 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8131 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7513 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5754 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6012 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5399 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.583 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5941 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6047 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6793 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6486 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7365 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9153 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9467 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9581 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8758 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8947 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9159 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8914 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.807 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8591 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.861 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8327 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.8327 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.33 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.8327 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +63.3% | 0.3731 tonnes per hectare | 0.6093 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6008 tonnes per hectare | 0.3731 tonnes per hectare | 0.7207 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6245 tonnes per hectare | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7795 tonnes per hectare | 0.5754 tonnes per hectare | 0.9132 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6421 tonnes per hectare | 0.5399 tonnes per hectare | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9503 tonnes per hectare | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8417 tonnes per hectare | 0.807 tonnes per hectare | 0.861 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 pea yields in Myanmar?
- Pea yields in Myanmar was 0.8327 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 pea yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Myanmar rank for pea yields?
- Myanmar ranks 85th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea 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.