Rice (paddy) production in Myanmar
In 2024 Myanmar produced 27.7 million t of rice (paddy), the 7th largest in the world (3.37% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.0%. The record was 32.7 million t in 2009. Area harvested: 7.0 million ha, yield 3.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 27.7 million t
- World rank
- 7 of 115
- 10-year change
- +3.0%
- Record
- 32.7 million t
- 2009
Rice (paddy) in Myanmar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Myanmar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.4%
- 3.6% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.9
- world 4.8 (−17%)
- kg per person
- 507
- world 100
- 10-year change
- +3.0%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Vietnam | 43,450,449 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Thailand | 33,551,337 | 4.1% |
| 7 | Myanmar | 27,650,000 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Philippines | 19,087,135 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Pakistan | 14,585,231 | 1.8% |
Map of world production of rice (paddy)
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 | 27,650,000 | +7.8% | 7,016,173 | 3.94 |
| 2023 | 25,650,000 | −8.3% | 6,441,839 | 3.98 |
| 2022 | 27,983,100 | +2.0% | 7,090,300 | 3.95 |
| 2021 | 27,438,300 | +3.9% | 7,043,300 | 3.90 |
| 2020 | 26,399,600 | −1.1% | 6,830,000 | 3.87 |
| 2019 | 26,691,400 | −4.7% | 6,921,000 | 3.86 |
| 2018 | 28,016,100 | +7.6% | 7,149,300 | 3.92 |
| 2017 | 26,035,800 | −0.2% | 6,745,500 | 3.86 |
| 2016 | 26,085,100 | −2.0% | 6,724,000 | 3.88 |
| 2015 | 26,630,700 | −0.8% | 6,769,500 | 3.93 |
| 2014 | 26,848,100 | +0.2% | 6,869,400 | 3.91 |
| 2013 | 26,795,300 | +0.6% | 6,952,900 | 3.85 |
| 2012 | 26,637,800 | −8.2% | 6,988,800 | 3.81 |
| 2011 | 29,010,000 | −11% | 7,567,000 | 3.83 |
| 2010 | 32,580,000 | −0.3% | 8,012,000 | 4.07 |
| 2009 | 32,681,246 | +0.3% | 8,058,000 | 4.06 |
| 2008 | 32,572,528 | +3.6% | 8,078,000 | 4.03 |
| 2007 | 31,450,808 | +1.7% | 8,011,000 | 3.93 |
| 2006 | 30,923,479 | +12% | 8,074,000 | 3.83 |
| 2005 | 27,683,296 | +12% | 7,383,000 | 3.75 |
| 2004 | 24,750,973 | +7.0% | 6,808,000 | 3.64 |
| 2003 | 23,135,461 | +6.1% | 6,528,000 | 3.54 |
| 2002 | 21,805,449 | −0.5% | 6,377,000 | 3.42 |
| 2001 | 21,912,000 | +2.8% | 6,411,036 | 3.42 |
| 2000 | 21,320,000 | +6.0% | 6,301,771 | 3.38 |
| 1999 | 20,122,000 | +18% | 6,209,906 | 3.24 |
| 1998 | 17,075,000 | +2.5% | 5,458,000 | 3.13 |
| 1997 | 16,651,000 | −5.8% | 5,407,414 | 3.08 |
| 1996 | 17,673,000 | −1.5% | 5,767,585 | 3.06 |
| 1995 | 17,950,000 | −1.3% | 6,031,845 | 2.98 |
| 1994 | 18,192,000 | +8.6% | 5,742,090 | 3.17 |
| 1993 | 16,757,000 | +13% | 5,486,733 | 3.05 |
| 1992 | 14,835,000 | +12% | 5,056,147 | 2.93 |
| 1991 | 13,202,000 | −5.5% | 4,575,000 | 2.89 |
| 1990 | 13,971,800 | +1.2% | 4,760,000 | 2.94 |
| 1989 | 13,806,500 | +4.9% | 4,732,400 | 2.92 |
| 1988 | 13,167,100 | −3.5% | 4,527,300 | 2.91 |
| 1987 | 13,638,400 | −3.5% | 4,482,800 | 3.04 |
| 1986 | 14,127,100 | −1.3% | 4,665,700 | 3.03 |
| 1985 | 14,317,048 | +0.4% | 4,660,800 | 3.07 |
| 1984 | 14,255,500 | −0.2% | 4,601,300 | 3.10 |
| 1983 | 14,288,100 | −0.6% | 4,659,200 | 3.07 |
| 1982 | 14,373,400 | +1.6% | 4,562,300 | 3.15 |
| 1981 | 14,146,600 | +6.2% | 4,808,700 | 2.94 |
| 1980 | 13,317,400 | +27% | 4,800,900 | 2.77 |
| 1979 | 10,447,900 | −0.8% | 4,441,900 | 2.35 |
| 1978 | 10,528,300 | +11% | 5,010,500 | 2.10 |
| 1977 | 9,462,000 | +1.5% | 4,864,000 | 1.95 |
| 1976 | 9,319,300 | +1.2% | 4,911,500 | 1.90 |
| 1975 | 9,207,700 | +7.3% | 5,029,600 | 1.83 |
| 1974 | 8,583,400 | −0.2% | 4,884,100 | 1.76 |
| 1973 | 8,601,900 | +17% | 4,879,500 | 1.76 |
| 1972 | 7,356,800 | −10% | 4,528,100 | 1.62 |
| 1971 | 8,175,000 | +0.2% | 4,763,800 | 1.72 |
| 1970 | 8,161,900 | +2.2% | 4,808,700 | 1.70 |
| 1969 | 7,984,700 | −0.5% | 4,671,600 | 1.71 |
| 1968 | 8,022,900 | +3.3% | 4,763,400 | 1.68 |
| 1967 | 7,769,400 | +17% | 4,706,000 | 1.65 |
| 1966 | 6,636,400 | −18% | 4,516,500 | 1.47 |
| 1965 | 8,055,100 | −5.3% | 4,848,300 | 1.66 |
| 1964 | 8,507,700 | +9.3% | 4,976,100 | 1.71 |
| 1963 | 7,782,900 | +1.5% | 4,877,500 | 1.60 |
| 1962 | 7,664,700 | +12% | 4,654,000 | 1.65 |
| 1961 | 6,834,100 | — | 4,253,700 | 1.61 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of rice (paddy) in Myanmar?
Myanmar produced 27.7 million t in 2024, 3.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Myanmar rank in the world for production of rice (paddy)?
Myanmar ranked 7th of 115 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.6% of the world total.
How has the production of rice (paddy) in Myanmar changed?
It rose by 3.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 32.7 million t in 2009.
What is the yield of rice (paddy) in Myanmar?
3.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (27.7 million t from 7.0 million ha), against a world average of 4.8 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.