Soybean yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Soybean yields was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, soybean yields in Myanmar stood at 1.06 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Myanmar peaked at 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.332 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Myanmar ranks 82nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6109 tonnes per hectare | 0.332 tonnes per hectare | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6606 tonnes per hectare | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | 0.6974 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.785 tonnes per hectare | 0.6939 tonnes per hectare | 0.8898 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.847 tonnes per hectare | 0.7688 tonnes per hectare | 0.9447 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.9507 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Myanmar?
- Soybean yields in Myanmar was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.332 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for soybean yields?
- Myanmar ranks 82nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.