Eritrea vs Myanmar: Arable land use per person
Eritrea
0.1988 hectares per person
in 2023
Myanmar
0.2033 hectares per person
in 2023
Eritrea rank
61st
Myanmar rank
59th
Arable land use per person over time
- Eritrea
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.2033 hectares per person against 0.1988 hectares per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0045 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 61st and Myanmar ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2173 hectares per person | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2163 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.0087 hectares per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.2052 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Eritrea or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.2033 hectares per person against 0.1988 hectares per person in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Eritrea and Myanmar?
- 0.0045 hectares per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Myanmar?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Myanmar rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Eritrea ranks 61st and Myanmar ranks 59th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.