Cropland — Share in Land area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cropland — Share in Land area was 19.21 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 19.21 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Myanmar peaked at 19.29 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.24 %, in 1973.
That places Myanmar 91st out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.52 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 15.56 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 15.71 % | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 15.65 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 15.89 % | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 15.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 15.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.96 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 15.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.24 % | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 15.26 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 15.28 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 15.3 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 15.31 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 15.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 15.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 15.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 15.4 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 15.32 % | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.35 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.41 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.36 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 15.43 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.51 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.74 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 16.06 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 16.26 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.33 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 16.77 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 17.28 % | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 17.87 % | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.33 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.57 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.05 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.26 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.29 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.15 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.21 % | +0.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 19.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 19.21 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.14 %, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.72 % | 15.48 % | 15.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.49 % | 15.24 % | 15.97 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.38 % | 15.32 % | 15.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.48 % | 15.36 % | 15.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.02 % | 16.06 % | 18.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.97 % | 18.7 % | 19.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 % | 19.12 % | 19.21 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 88 British Virgin Islands 19.87 % compare
- 89 Montserrat 19.61 % compare
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.54 % compare
- 92 Lesotho 19.2 % compare
- 93 Portugal 18.94 % compare
- 94 Palestine 18.79 % compare
- 94 Palestine 18.79 % compare
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 cropland — share in land area in Myanmar?
- Cropland — share in land area in Myanmar was 19.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 19.29 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 % in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Myanmar ranks 91st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Cropland — Share in 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.