Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 2,442 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Myanmar is 2,442 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Myanmar peaked at 2,442 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 536 1000 ha, in 1961.
Myanmar ranks 32nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 536 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 570 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 758 1000 ha | +33.0% |
| 1964 | 786 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 753 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 773 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 781 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 816 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 818 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 839 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 890 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 890 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 890 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 971 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 976 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 985 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 939 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 981 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,044 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 1,006 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1,073 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1,044 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,011 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1,064 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1,057 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,059 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,079 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 997 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 1,018 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1,056 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1,003 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 998 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,110 1000 ha | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 1,336 1000 ha | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 1,555 1000 ha | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 1,557 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,556 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,592 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,692 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1,868 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 1,910 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,985 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2,050 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,110 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2,136 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,244 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2,250 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,255 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,275 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,329 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2,292 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,295 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,287 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,283 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,350 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,442 1000 ha | +3.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2,442 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 108.55 1000 ha, 22.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2,442 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 471.11 1000 ha, 5.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +33.0% | 570 1000 ha | 758 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 732.33 1000 ha | 536 1000 ha | 818 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 940.5 1000 ha | 839 1000 ha | 1,044 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,041 1000 ha | 997 1000 ha | 1,079 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,346 1000 ha | 998 1000 ha | 1,692 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,108 1000 ha | 1,868 1000 ha | 2,275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,298 1000 ha | 2,292 1000 ha | 2,329 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,332 1000 ha | 2,283 1000 ha | 2,442 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Myanmar?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Myanmar was 2,442 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,442 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 536 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Myanmar ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.