Cropland — Area per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Myanmar is 0.23 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.46 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.23 ha/cap, in 1996.
Myanmar ranks 77th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4244 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.341 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.278 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.239 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.236 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.243 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 77 Azerbaijan 0.23 ha/cap compare
- 77 Uganda 0.23 ha/cap compare
- 77 United Republic of Tanzania 0.23 ha/cap compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Myanmar?
- Cropland — area per capita in Myanmar was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 1996.
- How does Myanmar rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 77th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.