Millet production in Myanmar
In 2024 Myanmar produced 170,000 t of millet, the 18th largest in the world (0.55% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 29%. The record was 281,439 t in 1983. Area harvested: 186,298 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 170,000 t
- World rank
- 18 of 74
- 10-year change
- −29%
- Record
- 281,439 t
- 1983
Millet in Myanmar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Myanmar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.55%
- 0.82% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.9
- world 1.0 (−9.3%)
- kg per person
- 3.12
- world 3.78
- 10-year change
- −29%
- world +6.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Guinea | 220,000 | 0.71% |
| 17 | Ghana | 210,000 | 0.68% |
| 18 | Myanmar | 170,000 | 0.55% |
| 19 | Ukraine | 156,870 | 0.51% |
| 20 | Uganda | 120,000 | 0.39% |
Map of world production of millet
Share of the world total; Myanmar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170,000 | −1.2% | 186,298 | 0.91 |
| 2023 | 172,000 | +19% | 187,275 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | 145,000 | −3.3% | 155,418 | 0.93 |
| 2021 | 150,000 | +2.8% | 162,573 | 0.92 |
| 2020 | 145,938 | −3.8% | 160,466 | 0.91 |
| 2019 | 151,771 | −9.3% | 160,553 | 0.95 |
| 2018 | 167,372 | −20% | 174,524 | 0.96 |
| 2017 | 209,397 | −14% | 215,492 | 0.97 |
| 2016 | 243,374 | +1.3% | 237,804 | 1.02 |
| 2015 | 240,300 | +0.6% | 238,360 | 1.01 |
| 2014 | 238,800 | +6.1% | 235,527 | 1.01 |
| 2013 | 225,100 | +6.9% | 225,815 | 1.00 |
| 2012 | 210,500 | −4.0% | 218,126 | 0.97 |
| 2011 | 219,200 | +3.1% | 222,173 | 0.99 |
| 2010 | 212,600 | +1.3% | 220,554 | 0.96 |
| 2009 | 209,900 | +10% | 223,791 | 0.94 |
| 2008 | 190,000 | +1.2% | 206,795 | 0.92 |
| 2007 | 187,800 | −8.3% | 203,962 | 0.92 |
| 2006 | 204,900 | −1.8% | 238,765 | 0.86 |
| 2005 | 208,700 | +17% | 253,333 | 0.82 |
| 2004 | 177,700 | +2.5% | 229,457 | 0.77 |
| 2003 | 173,300 | +6.4% | 231,076 | 0.75 |
| 2002 | 162,900 | +4.4% | 231,885 | 0.70 |
| 2001 | 156,000 | −6.1% | 229,862 | 0.68 |
| 2000 | 166,200 | +0.1% | 250,096 | 0.66 |
| 1999 | 166,100 | +13% | 251,310 | 0.66 |
| 1998 | 147,600 | −10% | 237,955 | 0.62 |
| 1997 | 164,400 | +11% | 242,812 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 147,600 | +0.3% | 223,791 | 0.66 |
| 1995 | 147,200 | +22% | 227,029 | 0.65 |
| 1994 | 120,800 | −15% | 200,724 | 0.60 |
| 1993 | 141,900 | +5.0% | 205,176 | 0.69 |
| 1992 | 135,100 | +15% | 203,557 | 0.66 |
| 1991 | 117,800 | −6.8% | 177,657 | 0.66 |
| 1990 | 126,448 | +9.0% | 168,093 | 0.75 |
| 1989 | 116,053 | +2.6% | 175,342 | 0.66 |
| 1988 | 113,085 | −18% | 156,244 | 0.72 |
| 1987 | 138,200 | −40% | 149,118 | 0.93 |
| 1986 | 230,528 | +7.0% | 201,901 | 1.14 |
| 1985 | 215,438 | +31% | 200,306 | 1.08 |
| 1984 | 164,812 | −41% | 206,476 | 0.80 |
| 1983 | 281,439 | +223% | 236,394 | 1.19 |
| 1982 | 87,195 | +2.7% | 124,915 | 0.70 |
| 1981 | 84,872 | +6.6% | 165,026 | 0.51 |
| 1980 | 79,631 | +6.0% | 174,525 | 0.46 |
| 1979 | 75,159 | +32% | 196,646 | 0.38 |
| 1978 | 56,847 | −4.5% | 167,942 | 0.34 |
| 1977 | 59,517 | +19% | 173,207 | 0.34 |
| 1976 | 50,064 | +27% | 150,140 | 0.33 |
| 1975 | 39,366 | −6.9% | 141,237 | 0.28 |
| 1974 | 42,291 | +11% | 151,630 | 0.28 |
| 1973 | 38,090 | −5.3% | 152,552 | 0.25 |
| 1972 | 40,227 | +3.9% | 163,527 | 0.25 |
| 1971 | 38,717 | −22% | 146,054 | 0.27 |
| 1970 | 49,343 | −5.4% | 164,100 | 0.30 |
| 1969 | 52,172 | −2.2% | 171,531 | 0.30 |
| 1968 | 53,348 | +23% | 172,718 | 0.31 |
| 1967 | 43,290 | +21% | 161,730 | 0.27 |
| 1966 | 35,663 | −23% | 133,306 | 0.27 |
| 1965 | 46,027 | +13% | 144,529 | 0.32 |
| 1964 | 40,739 | −26% | 143,642 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 54,954 | +7.7% | 141,848 | 0.39 |
| 1962 | 51,024 | +48% | 153,798 | 0.33 |
| 1961 | 34,444 | — | 140,000 | 0.25 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of millet in Myanmar?
Myanmar produced 170,000 t in 2024, 0.55% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Myanmar rank in the world for production of millet?
Myanmar ranked 18th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.
How has the production of millet in Myanmar changed?
It fell by 29% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. The record was 281,439 t in 1983.
What is the yield of millet in Myanmar?
0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (170,000 t from 186,298 ha), against a world average of 1.0 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Myanmar is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.