Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar is 0.001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0061 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.001 ha per person, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 81st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 ha per person | +58.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 ha per person | +34.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 ha per person | +33.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 ha per person | +54.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 ha per person | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.003 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.002 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.002 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.002 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.002 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.001 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.001 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 ha per person, 19% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.