Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0121 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0121 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
84th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0294 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0121 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0121 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0294 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Myanmar 84th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0121 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0121 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 81 Uzbekistan 0.0124 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 French Polynesia 0.0123 Square kilometres per person compare
- 83 Romania 0.0121 Square kilometres per person compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 0.0119 Square kilometres per person compare
- 86 Morocco 0.0118 Square kilometres per person compare
- 87 Albania 0.0114 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Myanmar?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0121 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0294 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 84th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.