Arable land — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Arable land — Area was 11,026 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Myanmar stood at 11,026 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Myanmar peaked at 11,081 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,485 1000 ha, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 31st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,929 1000 ha | 9,900 1000 ha | 9,950 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,659 1000 ha | 9,485 1000 ha | 9,970 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,586 1000 ha | 9,538 1000 ha | 9,620 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,566 1000 ha | 9,534 1000 ha | 9,690 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,198 1000 ha | 9,851 1000 ha | 10,794 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,896 1000 ha | 10,751 1000 ha | 11,081 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,996 1000 ha | 10,969 1000 ha | 11,026 1000 ha | 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.23 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Myanmar?
- Arable land — area in Myanmar was 11,026 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 11,081 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,485 1000 ha in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for arable land — area?
- Myanmar ranks 31st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Arable 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.