Main crop products Myanmar 2022, by production volume

Rice, also known as paddy, has been the leading crop product in Myanmar's agriculture with a production value of 24.68 million tons in 2022. This was followed by sugar cane, with a production volume of about 11.5 million tons. 

The production volume trend

Even though the production volume of paddy was more than twice of its nearest competitor, the numbers followed a gradual downward trend from 2012 to 2022 with production values of approximately 26.22 million tons recorded in 2012. However, a gradual upward trend was noticed in production volumes of sugar cane since 2012.

Factors affecting production volume

In the 2016 financial year, a marginal drop was observed in the production volume of paddy, which further deteriorated due to environmental challenges such as drought and greenhouse emissions. Additionally, the dependence on water supply, fertilizer, and pesticides reduced production volumes further. While rice has been the major agricultural export from the country, beans and pulses currently account for higher export earnings than the rice production industry. Moreover, the domestic consumption of milled rice was expected to decrease with the global change in eating habits towards fast food.