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 35th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,900 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,910 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 9,920 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 9,930 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 9,930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9,940 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 9,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9,950 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 9,970 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 9,970 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9,970 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9,485 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 9,494 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 9,505 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9,518 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9,550 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9,558 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 9,567 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9,573 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9,605 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 9,620 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9,613 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 9,591 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 9,593 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,596 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9,574 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 9,552 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 9,538 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 9,567 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 9,554 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9,534 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9,579 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 9,534 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 9,540 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 9,543 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,559 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9,556 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,690 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 9,909 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 9,990 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 9,862 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 9,851 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 9,912 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,059 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10,336 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 10,577 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10,694 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10,794 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10,811 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10,786 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,751 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10,772 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,817 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 10,934 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,949 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11,063 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11,081 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,991 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10,969 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,982 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10,995 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,008 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11,026 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 11,026 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 6.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 11,026 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.15 1000 ha, 117.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 35th out of 248 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.