Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Myanmar
Myanmar: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 84.75 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Myanmar is 84.75 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Myanmar peaked at 94.92 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 84.55 %, in 2022.
That places Myanmar 14th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.43 % | 92.31 % | 94.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 92.09 % | 91.85 % | 92.31 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.03 % | 91.76 % | 92.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.36 % | 90.85 % | 91.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3 % | 86.76 % | 91.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.49 % | 84.68 % | 86.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.67 % | 84.55 % | 84.75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 237,970 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 239,170 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4,056 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 5,355 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2,019 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 661 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 39,992 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 62,505 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Myanmar?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Myanmar was 84.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 94.92 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.55 % in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Myanmar ranks 14th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.