Land use hidden — Cropland in Myanmar
Myanmar: Land use hidden — Cropland was 125,173 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
125,173 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 193 countries
All-time high
125,903 Square kilometres
in 2018
All-time low
99,600 Square kilometres
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Myanmar stood at 125,173 Square kilometres.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Myanmar peaked at 125,903 Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99,600 Square kilometres, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,200 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 101,400 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 101,700 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 102,680 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 102,310 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 103,860 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 103,870 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 103,930 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 104,030 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 104,300 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 104,350 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 104,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 99,600 Square kilometres | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 99,710 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 99,850 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 100,000 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 99,940 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 100,060 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 100,160 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 100,220 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 100,580 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 100,800 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 100,770 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 100,610 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 100,670 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 100,730 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 100,600 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 100,110 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 100,340 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 100,690 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 100,570 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 100,390 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 100,870 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 100,760 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 101,100 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 101,380 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 101,540 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 101,510 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 102,850 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 104,980 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 106,250 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 106,110 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 106,700 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 107,710 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 109,550 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 112,900 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 116,780 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 119,720 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 121,350 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 122,170 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 122,500 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 122,420 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 122,810 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 123,260 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 124,430 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 124,580 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 125,716 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 125,903 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 125,004 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 125,000 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 125,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 125,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 125,173 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 125,173 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 125,173 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 101.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,776 Square kilometres | 101,200 Square kilometres | 104,030 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 101,237 Square kilometres | 99,600 Square kilometres | 104,400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 100,543 Square kilometres | 100,110 Square kilometres | 100,800 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,166 Square kilometres | 100,390 Square kilometres | 102,850 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,205 Square kilometres | 104,980 Square kilometres | 121,350 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,879 Square kilometres | 122,170 Square kilometres | 125,903 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,043 Square kilometres | 125,000 Square kilometres | 125,173 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 21 Spain 166,065 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Tanzania 155,212 Square kilometres compare
- 23 Côte d’Ivoire 142,993 Square kilometres compare
- 25 South Africa 124,130 Square kilometres compare
- 26 Germany 118,810 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Philippines 112,226 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland in Myanmar?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Myanmar was 125,173 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 125,903 Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,600 Square kilometres in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Myanmar ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata