Agriculture — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agriculture — Area was 13,010 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 13,010 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Myanmar peaked at 13,071 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,322 1000 ha, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 68th 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 | 10,628 1000 ha | 10,430 1000 ha | 10,768 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,488 1000 ha | 10,322 1000 ha | 10,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,416 1000 ha | 10,373 1000 ha | 10,441 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,470 1000 ha | 10,398 1000 ha | 10,609 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,430 1000 ha | 10,812 1000 ha | 12,441 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,747 1000 ha | 12,526 1000 ha | 13,071 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,988 1000 ha | 12,958 1000 ha | 13,010 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 65 Yugoslav SFR 13,971 1000 ha compare
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 13,613 1000 ha compare
- 67 Italy 13,420 1000 ha compare
- 69 Philippines 12,746 1000 ha compare
- 70 Romania 12,690 1000 ha compare
- 71 Ghana 12,603 1000 ha compare
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 agriculture — area in Myanmar?
- Agriculture — area in Myanmar was 13,010 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13,071 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,322 1000 ha in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for agriculture — area?
- Myanmar ranks 68th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Agriculture — 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.