Arable land use per person in Myanmar
Myanmar: Arable land use per person was 0.2033 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.2033 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Myanmar peaked at 0.4457 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2033 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Myanmar 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4094 hectares per person | 0.3743 hectares per person | 0.4457 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 hectares per person | 0.2935 hectares per person | 0.3666 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2653 hectares per person | 0.2432 hectares per person | 0.2881 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.2159 hectares per person | 0.2403 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2163 hectares per person | 0.2106 hectares per person | 0.2218 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.2205 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2052 hectares per person | 0.2033 hectares per person | 0.2073 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 117.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.16 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 63.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 72.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0586 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Myanmar?
- Arable land use per person in Myanmar was 0.2033 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4457 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for arable land use per person?
- Myanmar ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.