Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1287 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.1287 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.2101 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1133 ha per person, in 1991.
Myanmar ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1915 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.205 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2101 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2096 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1997 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1818 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1852 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1833 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1757 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1768 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1713 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1593 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1681 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.165 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1667 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1597 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1551 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1567 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1363 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1445 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.142 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1323 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1325 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1282 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1273 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.125 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1181 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1173 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1207 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1195 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1133 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1235 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1322 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1365 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1416 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1336 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1237 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1233 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1387 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1391 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1401 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1379 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1399 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1446 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1556 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.169 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1665 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1669 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1656 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1634 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1531 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1402 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1383 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1355 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1325 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1306 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.13 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1368 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1315 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1288 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1319 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1319 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.119 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1287 ha per person | +8.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.1287 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per person, 22.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.1287 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0187 ha per person, 6.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1936 ha per person | 0.1757 ha per person | 0.2101 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1615 ha per person | 0.1363 ha per person | 0.1768 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1288 ha per person | 0.1173 ha per person | 0.1445 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1286 ha per person | 0.1133 ha per person | 0.1416 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1525 ha per person | 0.1379 ha per person | 0.169 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1392 ha per person | 0.13 ha per person | 0.1634 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1281 ha per person | 0.119 ha per person | 0.1319 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar was 0.1287 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2101 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1133 ha per person in 1991.
- How does Myanmar rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — 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.