Share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 74.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar stood at 74.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar peaked at 90.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2008.
Myanmar ranks 68th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.5% | — |
| 1962 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 78.6% | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 85.2% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 80.8% | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 77.0% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 71.0% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 72.6% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 72.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 66.1% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 63.8% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 61.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 66.6% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 61.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +55.2% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 74.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 74.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +55.2% | 49.3% | 76.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 71.0% | 90.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 63.8% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 57.6% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 59.2% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 38.5% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 43.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.6% | 76.5% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Myanmar was 74.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Myanmar ranks 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.