Myanmar vs Senegal: Arable land use per person

Myanmar
0.2033 hectares per person
in 2023
Senegal
0.2119 hectares per person
in 2023
Myanmar rank
59th
Senegal rank
57th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Myanmar
  • Senegal
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.2119 hectares per person against 0.2033 hectares per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0086 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 57th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4094 hectares per person 0.8074 hectares per person 0.398 hectares per person Senegal
1970s 0.3245 hectares per person 0.6373 hectares per person 0.3129 hectares per person Senegal
1980s 0.2653 hectares per person 0.4725 hectares per person 0.2072 hectares per person Senegal
1990s 0.2263 hectares per person 0.3535 hectares per person 0.1272 hectares per person Senegal
2000s 0.2163 hectares per person 0.2835 hectares per person 0.0672 hectares per person Senegal
2010s 0.2143 hectares per person 0.2447 hectares per person 0.0305 hectares per person Senegal
2020s 0.2052 hectares per person 0.2187 hectares per person 0.0134 hectares per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Myanmar or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.2119 hectares per person against 0.2033 hectares per person in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Myanmar and Senegal?
0.0086 hectares per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Senegal rank globally for arable land use per person?
Myanmar ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 57th 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.