Arable land in Myanmar
Myanmar: Arable land was 11.01 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 11.01 million hectares for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Myanmar peaked at 11.08 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.48 million hectares, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.93 million hectares | 9.90 million hectares | 9.95 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.66 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 9.97 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.59 million hectares | 9.54 million hectares | 9.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.57 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.20 million hectares | 9.85 million hectares | 10.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 11.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.99 million hectares | 10.99 million hectares | 11.01 million hectares | 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 11.01 million hectares 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 11.08 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 million hectares in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for arable land?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.