Myanmar vs Tonga: Arable land use per person
Myanmar
0.2033 hectares per person
in 2023
Tonga
0.1912 hectares per person
in 2023
Myanmar rank
59th
Tonga rank
62nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Myanmar
- Tonga
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.2033 hectares per person against 0.1912 hectares per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0121 hectares per person.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 59th and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4094 hectares per person | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.2174 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.3245 hectares per person | 0.1817 hectares per person | 0.1427 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.2653 hectares per person | 0.1629 hectares per person | 0.1025 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.1563 hectares per person | 0.07 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.2163 hectares per person | 0.1473 hectares per person | 0.069 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.0366 hectares per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2052 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Myanmar or Tonga?
- Myanmar, at 0.2033 hectares per person against 0.1912 hectares per person in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Myanmar and Tonga?
- 0.0121 hectares per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Tonga rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Myanmar ranks 59th and Tonga ranks 62nd 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.