Yields of important staple crops in Myanmar
Myanmar: Yields of important staple crops was 1.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.45
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
104th
of 125 countries
All-time high
1.88
in 2017
All-time low
0.3078
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.45 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
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 important staple crops in Myanmar peaked at 1.88 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3078, 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 | 0.3078 | 0.6762 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6538 | 0.4555 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.07 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9482 | 0.8209 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.15 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.19 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 | 1.38 | 1.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture share gdp 25.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Myanmar?
- Yields of important staple crops in Myanmar was 1.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3078 in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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