Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Land area — Area

Afghanistan
65,223 1000 ha
in 2024
Myanmar
65,267 1000 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
44th
Myanmar rank
43rd

Land area — Area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 65,267 1000 ha against 65,223 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 44 1000 ha.

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

Afghanistan ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 43rd of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 65,223 1000 ha 65,354 1000 ha 131 1000 ha Myanmar
1970s 65,223 1000 ha 65,354 1000 ha 131 1000 ha Myanmar
1980s 65,223 1000 ha 65,354 1000 ha 131 1000 ha Myanmar
1990s 65,223 1000 ha 65,354 1000 ha 131 1000 ha Myanmar
2000s 65,223 1000 ha 65,345 1000 ha 122.4 1000 ha Myanmar
2010s 65,223 1000 ha 65,299 1000 ha 75.7 1000 ha Myanmar
2020s 65,223 1000 ha 65,267 1000 ha 44 1000 ha Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 65,267 1000 ha against 65,223 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
44 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for land area — area?
Afghanistan ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 43rd of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.