Myanmar vs Tanzania: Arable land use per person
Myanmar
0.2033 hectares per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.2027 hectares per person
in 2023
Myanmar rank
59th
Tanzania rank
60th
Arable land use per person over time
- Myanmar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.2033 hectares per person against 0.2027 hectares per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Myanmar ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4094 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.0966 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.3245 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.1305 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.2653 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.1186 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.3014 hectares per person | 0.0751 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.2163 hectares per person | 0.249 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.2437 hectares per person | 0.0294 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.2052 hectares per person | 0.2119 hectares per person | 0.0067 hectares per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Myanmar or Tanzania?
- Myanmar, at 0.2033 hectares per person against 0.2027 hectares per person in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 0.0006 hectares per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Myanmar ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 60th 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.