Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar

Myanmar: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1194 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1194 ha per person
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.2101 ha per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.1133 ha per person
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.1194 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.2101 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1133 ha per person, in 1991.

Myanmar ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Myanmar, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.1915 ha per person
1962 0.205 ha per person +7.0%
1963 0.2101 ha per person +2.5%
1964 0.2096 ha per person -0.2%
1965 0.1997 ha per person -4.7%
1966 0.1818 ha per person -8.9%
1967 0.1852 ha per person +1.9%
1968 0.1833 ha per person -1.1%
1969 0.1757 ha per person -4.1%
1970 0.1768 ha per person +0.6%
1971 0.1713 ha per person -3.1%
1972 0.1593 ha per person -7.0%
1973 0.1681 ha per person +5.5%
1974 0.165 ha per person -1.8%
1975 0.1667 ha per person +1.0%
1976 0.1597 ha per person -4.2%
1977 0.1551 ha per person -2.9%
1978 0.1567 ha per person +1.0%
1979 0.1363 ha per person -13.0%
1980 0.1445 ha per person +6.0%
1981 0.142 ha per person -1.7%
1982 0.1323 ha per person -6.8%
1983 0.1325 ha per person +0.1%
1984 0.1282 ha per person -3.3%
1985 0.1273 ha per person -0.7%
1986 0.125 ha per person -1.8%
1987 0.1181 ha per person -5.6%
1988 0.1173 ha per person -0.7%
1989 0.1207 ha per person +2.9%
1990 0.1195 ha per person -0.9%
1991 0.1133 ha per person -5.3%
1992 0.1235 ha per person +9.0%
1993 0.1322 ha per person +7.1%
1994 0.1365 ha per person +3.3%
1995 0.1416 ha per person +3.7%
1996 0.1336 ha per person -5.6%
1997 0.1237 ha per person -7.4%
1998 0.1233 ha per person -0.3%
1999 0.1387 ha per person +12.4%
2000 0.1391 ha per person +0.4%
2001 0.1401 ha per person +0.7%
2002 0.1379 ha per person -1.5%
2003 0.1399 ha per person +1.4%
2004 0.1446 ha per person +3.4%
2005 0.1556 ha per person +7.6%
2006 0.169 ha per person +8.6%
2007 0.1665 ha per person -1.5%
2008 0.1669 ha per person +0.3%
2009 0.1656 ha per person -0.8%
2010 0.1634 ha per person -1.3%
2011 0.1531 ha per person -6.3%
2012 0.1402 ha per person -8.4%
2013 0.1383 ha per person -1.4%
2014 0.1355 ha per person -2.0%
2015 0.1325 ha per person -2.2%
2016 0.1306 ha per person -1.5%
2017 0.13 ha per person -0.5%
2018 0.1368 ha per person +5.2%
2019 0.1315 ha per person -3.9%
2020 0.1288 ha per person -2.0%
2021 0.1319 ha per person +2.4%
2022 0.1319 ha per person -0.0%
2023 0.1194 ha per person -9.5%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.1194 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 21.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.1194 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0191 ha per person, 6.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1936 ha per person 0.1757 ha per person 0.2101 ha per person 9
1970s 0.1615 ha per person 0.1363 ha per person 0.1768 ha per person 10
1980s 0.1288 ha per person 0.1173 ha per person 0.1445 ha per person 10
1990s 0.1286 ha per person 0.1133 ha per person 0.1416 ha per person 10
2000s 0.1525 ha per person 0.1379 ha per person 0.169 ha per person 10
2010s 0.1392 ha per person 0.13 ha per person 0.1634 ha per person 10
2020s 0.128 ha per person 0.1194 ha per person 0.1319 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 2 Guyana 0.197 ha per person compare
  2. 3 Guinea 0.1633 ha per person compare
  3. 4 Thailand 0.1561 ha per person compare
  4. 6 Sierra Leone 0.1085 ha per person compare
  5. 7 Suriname 0.0792 ha per person compare
  6. 8 Bangladesh 0.0679 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Myanmar was 0.1194 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.2101 ha per person in 1963.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1133 ha per person in 1991.
How does Myanmar rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Myanmar ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — 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.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — 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.