Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Myanmar
Myanmar: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 3.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Myanmar stood at 3.65 %.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Myanmar peaked at 3.7 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.37 %, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 228th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.97 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.15 % | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 3.21 % | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.31 % | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.33 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 3.3 % | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.53 % | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 3.48 % | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 3.38 % | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 3.43 % | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 3.42 % | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.38 % | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 3.51 % | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.5 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.49 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.5 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.48 % | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 3.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.5 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.48 % | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.46 % | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.49 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.47 % | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.44 % | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.44 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.31 % | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 3.25 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.48 % | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 3.47 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.44 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.05 % | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 2.9 % | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 2.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.84 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.81 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.73 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.65 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.55 % | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.48 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.47 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.43 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.37 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.69 % | +55.7% |
| 2018 | 3.68 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.66 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.65 % | -0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3.65 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3.65 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.23 %, 16% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +55.7% | 2.37 % | 3.69 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 % | 2.97 % | 3.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.47 % | 3.38 % | 3.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.47 % | 3.46 % | 3.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 % | 3.05 % | 3.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 % | 2.46 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 % | 2.37 % | 3.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 % | 3.65 % | 3.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 5.09 % compare
- 227 Saint Lucia 3.73 % compare
- 229 Republic of Korea 3.59 % compare
- 230 Malaysia 3.45 % compare
- 231 Thailand 2.39 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Myanmar?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Myanmar was 3.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 % in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Myanmar ranks 228th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.