Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,714 1000 ha in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Myanmar, 2016–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Myanmar is 1,714 1000 ha, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over five years.
Myanmar ranks 19th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,405 1000 ha | — |
| 2017 | 1,629 1000 ha | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 1,651 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,654 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,714 1000 ha | +3.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,714 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,004 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,714 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 818.11 1000 ha, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,585 1000 ha | 1,405 1000 ha | 1,654 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,714 1000 ha | 1,714 1000 ha | 1,714 1000 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 16 Australia 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1,928 1000 ha compare
- 18 Morocco 1,764 1000 ha
- 20 Turkmenistan 1,646 1000 ha
- 21 Japan 1,573 1000 ha
- 22 Sudan 1,567 1000 ha
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Myanmar?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Myanmar was 1,714 1000 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,714 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,405 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Myanmar ranks 19th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.