Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar stood at 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Myanmar 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 53 Tunisia 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Guatemala 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Argentina 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Estonia 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Barbados 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.