Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0005 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1968.
That places Myanmar 97th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 34% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -44.9% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1968.
- How does Myanmar rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 97th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.