How does Myanmar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?

Myanmar ranks 164th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.

Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar

Name: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Myanmar: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

164th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2017

All-time low

0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2023

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar is 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.

Myanmar ranks 164th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961 to 2023.
Year	1000 ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+6.5%
1963	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.1%
1964	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.5%
1965	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
1967	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+7.3%
1968	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-1.3%
1969	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-2.9%
1970	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
1971	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1972	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-1.4%
1973	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.8%
1974	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1979	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
1981	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.6%
1983	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.3%
1986	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1990	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.6%
1991	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-3.9%
1995	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-1.4%
1996	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+7.6%
1997	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1998	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.8%
1999	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-10.5%
2000	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-3.1%
2001	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.6%
2004	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2005	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-1.0%
2006	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2007	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2008	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2009	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.3%
2010	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.0%
2011	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2012	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2013	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2014	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	-1.3%
2017	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+59.6%
2018	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
2019	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.4%
2020	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.2%
2021	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.8%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 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%	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

161 Thailand 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
162 Malaysia 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
163 Japan 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
165 Saint Lucia 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
166 Greenland 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
167 Norway 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6021 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)

All data for Myanmar →

Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar?: Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Myanmar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?: Myanmar ranks 164th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 10,246 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.