Arable land in Myanmar
Myanmar: Arable land was 0.2033 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.2033 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Myanmar peaked at 0.4457 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2033 hectares per person, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4094 hectares per person | 0.3743 hectares per person | 0.4457 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 hectares per person | 0.2935 hectares per person | 0.3666 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2653 hectares per person | 0.2432 hectares per person | 0.2881 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.2159 hectares per person | 0.2403 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2163 hectares per person | 0.2106 hectares per person | 0.2218 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.2205 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2052 hectares per person | 0.2033 hectares per person | 0.2073 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,779 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 30.13 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Myanmar?
- Arable land in Myanmar was 0.2033 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4457 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for arable land?
- Myanmar ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.