Soybean yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Soybean yields was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
82nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.332 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Soybean yields in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.332 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare | +126.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7255 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6234 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5981 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6107 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6055 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6217 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6277 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6974 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6496 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6697 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6779 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6277 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6912 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6833 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6908 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6939 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6968 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7185 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7742 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.809 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.833 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8147 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8898 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8161 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8041 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8074 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7986 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8004 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7688 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8164 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9033 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8992 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9447 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.826 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9048 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9507 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.64 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +126.9% | 0.332 tonnes per hectare | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | -31.6% | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 106 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.