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 28th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.48 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.23 ha/cap (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 28th out of 201 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.