Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 19.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 19.93 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Myanmar peaked at 20.03 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.79 %, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 172nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.26 % | 15.96 % | 16.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.05 % | 15.79 % | 16.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.94 % | 15.87 % | 15.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.02 % | 15.91 % | 16.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.49 % | 16.54 % | 19.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.52 % | 19.17 % | 20.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9 % | 19.85 % | 19.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.48 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,392 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.65 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 475.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,509 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,026 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Myanmar?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Myanmar was 19.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.03 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 % in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Myanmar ranks 172nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.