Myanmar vs Senegal: Land use over the long-term

Myanmar
6.00 million hectares
in 2025
Senegal
5.60 million hectares
in 2025
Myanmar rank
60th
Senegal rank
62nd

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Myanmar
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 6.00 million hectares against 5.60 million hectares in Senegal, a difference of 400,000 hectares.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.

Myanmar ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 62nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Senegal Difference Ahead
1000s 62,498 hectares 1.36 million hectares 1.30 million hectares Senegal
1100s 78,089 hectares 1.64 million hectares 1.56 million hectares Senegal
1200s 95,756 hectares 1.96 million hectares 1.87 million hectares Senegal
1300s 90,493 hectares 2.34 million hectares 2.25 million hectares Senegal
1400s 105,766 hectares 2.77 million hectares 2.67 million hectares Senegal
1500s 128,519 hectares 3.25 million hectares 3.12 million hectares Senegal
1600s 139,254 hectares 3.75 million hectares 3.61 million hectares Senegal
1700s 21,895 hectares 4.21 million hectares 4.19 million hectares Senegal
1710s 23,417 hectares 4.30 million hectares 4.28 million hectares Senegal
1720s 25,045 hectares 4.38 million hectares 4.36 million hectares Senegal
1730s 26,786 hectares 4.46 million hectares 4.44 million hectares Senegal
1740s 28,648 hectares 4.54 million hectares 4.51 million hectares Senegal
1750s 30,640 hectares 4.60 million hectares 4.57 million hectares Senegal
1760s 32,770 hectares 4.66 million hectares 4.63 million hectares Senegal
1770s 35,048 hectares 4.72 million hectares 4.68 million hectares Senegal
1780s 37,485 hectares 4.76 million hectares 4.73 million hectares Senegal
1790s 40,090 hectares 4.80 million hectares 4.76 million hectares Senegal
1800s 42,878 hectares 4.83 million hectares 4.79 million hectares Senegal
1810s 45,858 hectares 4.85 million hectares 4.81 million hectares Senegal
1820s 49,046 hectares 4.87 million hectares 4.82 million hectares Senegal
1830s 52,456 hectares 4.87 million hectares 4.81 million hectares Senegal
1840s 56,103 hectares 4.86 million hectares 4.80 million hectares Senegal
1850s 60,003 hectares 4.83 million hectares 4.77 million hectares Senegal
1860s 66,670 hectares 4.98 million hectares 4.91 million hectares Senegal
1870s 74,078 hectares 5.21 million hectares 5.14 million hectares Senegal
1880s 82,308 hectares 5.60 million hectares 5.52 million hectares Senegal
1890s 91,454 hectares 5.87 million hectares 5.78 million hectares Senegal
1900s 101,615 hectares 6.00 million hectares 5.90 million hectares Senegal
1910s 112,906 hectares 6.08 million hectares 5.97 million hectares Senegal
1920s 125,451 hectares 6.03 million hectares 5.91 million hectares Senegal
1930s 132,753 hectares 6.43 million hectares 6.30 million hectares Senegal
1940s 140,479 hectares 6.59 million hectares 6.45 million hectares Senegal
1950s 148,655 hectares 6.40 million hectares 6.25 million hectares Senegal
1960s 346,400 hectares 5.70 million hectares 5.35 million hectares Senegal
1970s 6.00 million hectares 5.70 million hectares 300,000 hectares Myanmar
1980s 6.00 million hectares 5.70 million hectares 300,000 hectares Myanmar
1990s 6.00 million hectares 5.68 million hectares 315,600 hectares Myanmar
2000s 6.00 million hectares 5.62 million hectares 375,000 hectares Myanmar
2010s 6.00 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 400,000 hectares Myanmar
2020s 6.00 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 400,000 hectares Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Myanmar or Senegal?
Myanmar, at 6.00 million hectares against 5.60 million hectares in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Myanmar and Senegal?
400,000 hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Senegal?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Senegal rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Myanmar ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 62nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

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