Myanmar vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Myanmar
84.75 %
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
41.14 %
in 2024
Myanmar rank
13th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
8th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Myanmar
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 84.75 % against 41.14 % in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 43.61 %.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.1 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 13th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th of 214 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1960s 93.43 % 34.82 % 58.62 % Myanmar
1970s 92.09 % 38.83 % 53.26 % Myanmar
1980s 92.03 % 41.11 % 50.92 % Myanmar
1990s 91.36 % 42.45 % 48.91 % Myanmar
2000s 89.3 % 43.36 % 45.94 % Myanmar
2010s 85.49 % 41.57 % 43.92 % Myanmar
2020s 84.67 % 40.62 % 44.04 % Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Myanmar or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Myanmar, at 84.75 % against 41.14 % in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Myanmar and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
43.61 %, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Myanmar ranks 13th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.