Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 25.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 animal feed in Myanmar stood at 25.6%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Myanmar peaked at 56.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1961.
That places Myanmar 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.5% | — |
| 1962 | 10.4% | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 21.4% | +104.9% |
| 1965 | 14.8% | -30.8% |
| 1966 | 19.2% | +29.5% |
| 1967 | 16.9% | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 23.7% | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 22.9% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 23.8% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 23.4% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 24.2% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 22.8% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 21.3% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 22.1% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 28.8% | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 33.3% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 36.7% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 28.6% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 25.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 25.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +104.9% | 10.5% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | -53.8% | 50.6% | 23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.6% | 9.5% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 33.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 28.6% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 36.4% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 45.9% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 29.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2266 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0981 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.336 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Myanmar?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Myanmar was 25.6% 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 animal feed recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Myanmar ranks 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.