How does Myanmar rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Myanmar ranks 72nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Myanmar

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Myanmar
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Myanmar: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 109.89 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

109.89 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

72nd

of 241 countries

All-time high

109.89 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

39.1 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Myanmar, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Myanmar is 109.89 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Myanmar peaked at 109.89 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.1 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Myanmar 72nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	43.41 1000 ha	39.1 1000 ha	48.06 1000 ha	8
2000s	57.32 1000 ha	49.51 1000 ha	67.19 1000 ha	10
2010s	91.57 1000 ha	69.38 1000 ha	103.78 1000 ha	10
2020s	106.98 1000 ha	104 1000 ha	109.89 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

69 Angola 124.07 1000 ha compare
70 Serbia 123.38 1000 ha compare
71 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.18 1000 ha compare
73 Libya 108.11 1000 ha compare
74 Ethiopia 107.85 1000 ha compare
75 Tunisia 105.95 1000 ha compare

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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)
Arable land — Area 11,026 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Myanmar?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Myanmar was 109.89 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 109.89 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 39.1 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Myanmar rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Myanmar ranks 72nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.