Yields of key staple crops in Myanmar
Myanmar: Yields of key staple crops was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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, yields of key staple crops in Myanmar stood at 1.45 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Myanmar peaked at 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3078 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Myanmar 104th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.5307 tonnes per hectare | 0.3078 tonnes per hectare | 0.6762 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9482 tonnes per hectare | 0.8209 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 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 yields of key staple crops in Myanmar?
- Yields of key staple crops in Myanmar was 1.45 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3078 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.