Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 475.2 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 475.2 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Myanmar peaked at 482 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 302 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Myanmar 146th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 310 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 330 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 337 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 352 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 352 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 354 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 380 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 375 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 364 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 371 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 370 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 365 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 362 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 361 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 363 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 363 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 361 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 361 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 362 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 361 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 359 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 359 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 359 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 359 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 345 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 340 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 366 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 365 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 362 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 324 1000 ha | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 314 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 312 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 311 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 308 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 307 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 306 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 305 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 306 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 309 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 308 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 307 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 306 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 306 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 306 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 302 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 482 1000 ha | +59.6% |
| 2018 | 481 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 479 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 480 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 480 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 480 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 476 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 475.2 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 475.2 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,118 1000 ha, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 475.2 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190 1000 ha, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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% | 302 1000 ha | 482 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350.44 1000 ha | 310 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 363.8 1000 ha | 361 1000 ha | 371 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 361.8 1000 ha | 361 1000 ha | 363 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 353.8 1000 ha | 324 1000 ha | 366 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 309.7 1000 ha | 305 1000 ha | 314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 358.6 1000 ha | 302 1000 ha | 482 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 478.24 1000 ha | 475.2 1000 ha | 480 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Myanmar?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Myanmar was 475.2 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 482 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 302 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Myanmar ranks 146th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.