> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/rice/myanmar/

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# 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.

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Production, 202427.7 million t
World rank7 of 115
10-year change+3.0%
Record32.7 million t2009

## Rice (paddy) in Myanmar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Myanmar compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total3.4%3.6% in 2014
Yield, t/ha3.9world 4.8 (−17%)
kg per person507world 100
10-year change+3.0%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | [Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/vietnam/) | 43,450,449 | 5.3% |
| 6 | [Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/thailand/) | 33,551,337 | 4.1% |
| 7 | **Myanmar** | 27,650,000 | 3.4% |
| 8 | [Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/philippines/) | 19,087,135 | 2.3% |
| 9 | [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/pakistan/) | 14,585,231 | 1.8% |

[Full ranking of 115 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

### Map of world production of rice (paddy)

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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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/china/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/bangladesh/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/indonesia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/vietnam/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/thailand/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/philippines/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/pakistan/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/cambodia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/brazil/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/japan/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/united-states/)
[All countries producing rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

## Other products of Myanmar

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/myanmar/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/myanmar/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/myanmar/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/myanmar/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/myanmar/)[Groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/myanmar/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/myanmar/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/myanmar/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/myanmar/)[Onions, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/onions/myanmar/)[Sesame seed](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/myanmar/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/myanmar/)
[Agricultural production in Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/country/myanmar/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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