Sugar cane yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sugar cane yields was 67.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane 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
Myanmar recorded 67.16 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Myanmar peaked at 67.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.59 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Myanmar ranks 41st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.98 tonnes per hectare | 27.59 tonnes per hectare | 34.64 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.19 tonnes per hectare | 33.09 tonnes per hectare | 36.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.48 tonnes per hectare | 35.15 tonnes per hectare | 63.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.91 tonnes per hectare | 40.06 tonnes per hectare | 50.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 52 tonnes per hectare | 43.7 tonnes per hectare | 60.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.66 tonnes per hectare | 60.93 tonnes per hectare | 65.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.93 tonnes per hectare | 65.15 tonnes per hectare | 67.16 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 sugar cane yields in Myanmar?
- Sugar cane yields in Myanmar was 67.16 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 67.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.59 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Myanmar rank for sugar cane yields?
- Myanmar ranks 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Sugar cane 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.