Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 0.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.73 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Myanmar peaked at 0.74 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.46 %, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 219th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.47 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 % | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.52 % | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.54 % | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.58 % | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.57 % | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.56 % | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.57 % | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.56 % | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.55 % | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.56 % | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.55 % | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.53 % | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.52 % | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.56 % | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.55 % | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5 % | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.48 % | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.47 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.46 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.74 % | +60.9% |
| 2018 | 0.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.73 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.74 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.73 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.73 % | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.73 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.73 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.45 %, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5356 % | 0.47 % | 0.58 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.555 % | 0.55 % | 0.57 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.552 % | 0.55 % | 0.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.542 % | 0.5 % | 0.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.475 % | 0.47 % | 0.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.549 % | 0.46 % | 0.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.736 % | 0.73 % | 0.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 216 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.95 % compare
- 217 Malaysia 0.86 % compare
- 218 Japan 0.85 % compare
- 220 Brunei Darussalam 0.65 % compare
- 220 Brunei 0.65 % compare
- 222 Saint Lucia 0.61 % compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1094 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Myanmar?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Myanmar was 0.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 % in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Myanmar ranks 219th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land 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.