Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar
Myanmar: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 4,800 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar is 4,800 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar peaked at 4,820 Square kilometres in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,020 Square kilometres, in 2016.
That places Myanmar 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,100 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 3,370 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 3,520 Square kilometres | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 3,520 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,540 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 3,800 Square kilometres | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 3,750 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,640 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 3,710 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 3,700 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3,650 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 3,620 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,610 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3,610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,630 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3,630 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,610 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3,610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,620 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,610 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3,590 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3,590 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,590 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,590 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,450 Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 3,400 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,660 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 3,650 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,620 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3,240 Square kilometres | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 3,140 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 3,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,120 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,110 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,080 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,070 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,060 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,050 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,060 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,090 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,080 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,070 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,060 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,020 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,820 Square kilometres | +59.6% |
| 2018 | 4,810 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,790 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4,800 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,800 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,800 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,800 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4,800 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,920 Square kilometres, 15% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 4,800 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,822 Square kilometres, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +59.6% | 3,020 Square kilometres | 4,820 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,504 Square kilometres | 3,100 Square kilometres | 3,800 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,638 Square kilometres | 3,610 Square kilometres | 3,710 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,618 Square kilometres | 3,610 Square kilometres | 3,630 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,538 Square kilometres | 3,240 Square kilometres | 3,660 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,097 Square kilometres | 3,050 Square kilometres | 3,140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,586 Square kilometres | 3,020 Square kilometres | 4,820 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,800 Square kilometres | 4,800 Square kilometres | 4,800 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar was 4,800 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4,820 Square kilometres in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,020 Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Myanmar ranks 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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