Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested was 347,927 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Myanmar stood at 347,927 ha.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 668,216 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31,276 ha, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83,765 ha | — |
| 1962 | 57,776 ha | -31.0% |
| 1963 | 54,545 ha | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 73,015 ha | +33.9% |
| 1965 | 81,738 ha | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 91,948 ha | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 76,075 ha | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 65,819 ha | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 65,357 ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 58,275 ha | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 62,399 ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 73,580 ha | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 65,401 ha | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 72,439 ha | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 75,384 ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 63,969 ha | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 42,895 ha | -32.9% |
| 1978 | 33,028 ha | -23.0% |
| 1979 | 48,928 ha | +48.1% |
| 1980 | 31,276 ha | -36.1% |
| 1981 | 61,070 ha | +95.3% |
| 1982 | 70,649 ha | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 56,781 ha | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 55,776 ha | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 78,021 ha | +39.9% |
| 1986 | 77,344 ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 53,612 ha | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 57,802 ha | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 62,025 ha | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 57,064 ha | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 104,004 ha | +82.3% |
| 1992 | 206,390 ha | +98.4% |
| 1993 | 224,196 ha | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 233,909 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 239,574 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 278,424 ha | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 242,812 ha | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 256,976 ha | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 299,063 ha | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 357,742 ha | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 483,195 ha | +35.1% |
| 2002 | 513,142 ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 524,068 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 552,396 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 533,781 ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 566,560 ha | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 588,818 ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 611,481 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 616,337 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 632,929 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 643,046 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 612,695 ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 638,595 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 618,765 ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 646,688 ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 668,216 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 658,134 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 444,450 ha | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 441,790 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 429,830 ha | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 430,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 423,952 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 411,845 ha | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 347,927 ha | -15.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 347,927 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,408 ha, 22.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +98.4% | 104,004 ha | 206,390 ha |
| 1981 | +95.3% | 31,276 ha | 61,070 ha |
| 1991 | +82.3% | 57,064 ha | 104,004 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,226 ha | 54,545 ha | 91,948 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59,630 ha | 33,028 ha | 75,384 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,436 ha | 31,276 ha | 78,021 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 214,241 ha | 57,064 ha | 299,063 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,752 ha | 357,742 ha | 616,337 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 600,531 ha | 441,790 ha | 668,216 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 408,711 ha | 347,927 ha | 430,000 ha | 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 pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Myanmar was 347,927 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 668,216 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,276 ha in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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 Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.