Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Myanmar
Myanmar: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 54,230 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Myanmar is 54,230 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Myanmar peaked at 100,919 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10,630 ha, in 1967.
Myanmar ranks 79th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,970 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,709 ha | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 21,710 ha | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 17,778 ha | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 16,946 ha | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 16,390 ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 10,630 ha | -35.1% |
| 1968 | 10,964 ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 12,939 ha | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 12,364 ha | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 13,453 ha | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 12,158 ha | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 14,764 ha | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 17,691 ha | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 15,975 ha | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 16,784 ha | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 18,210 ha | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 18,399 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 17,804 ha | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 19,140 ha | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 24,159 ha | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 24,890 ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 24,825 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 25,207 ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 34,480 ha | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 30,455 ha | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 29,398 ha | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 26,496 ha | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 24,618 ha | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 24,431 ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 25,947 ha | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 24,784 ha | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 28,589 ha | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 27,620 ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 31,519 ha | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 32,424 ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 34,550 ha | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 35,765 ha | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 39,050 ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 43,447 ha | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 46,942 ha | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 51,454 ha | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 54,080 ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 54,103 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57,641 ha | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 59,422 ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 64,826 ha | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 69,445 ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 79,866 ha | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 90,980 ha | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 100,919 ha | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 89,249 ha | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 86,873 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 80,402 ha | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 79,924 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 80,046 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74,293 ha | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 72,136 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 71,197 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 69,924 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 63,894 ha | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 54,294 ha | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 50,206 ha | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 54,230 ha | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,671 ha | 10,630 ha | 22,709 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,760 ha | 12,158 ha | 18,399 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,367 ha | 19,140 ha | 34,480 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,468 ha | 24,431 ha | 39,050 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,123 ha | 43,447 ha | 79,866 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,602 ha | 71,197 ha | 100,919 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,510 ha | 50,206 ha | 69,924 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 76 Denmark 65,400 ha compare
- 77 Tajikistan 63,315 ha compare
- 78 Spain 61,390 ha compare
- 80 Turkmenistan 53,855 ha compare
- 81 Australia and New Zealand 51,223 ha compare
- 82 Equatorial Guinea 49,925 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Myanmar?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Myanmar was 54,230 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 100,919 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,630 ha in 1967.
- How does Myanmar rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Myanmar ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.