What is land area in Myanmar?

Land area in Myanmar was 652,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 653,540 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 652,670 sq. km in 2020.

How does Myanmar rank for land area?

Myanmar ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Myanmar data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Myanmar

Name: Land area in Myanmar
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Myanmar: Land area was 652,670 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

652,670 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

39th

of 216 countries

All-time high

653,540 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

652,670 sq. km

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Myanmar, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Myanmar stood at 652,670 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Myanmar peaked at 653,540 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 652,670 sq. km, in 2020.

Myanmar ranks 39th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	9
1970s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
1980s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
1990s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
2000s	653,454 sq. km	653,300 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
2010s	652,987 sq. km	652,700 sq. km	653,290 sq. km	10
2020s	652,670 sq. km	652,670 sq. km	652,670 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare
37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare
38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 627,340 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Myanmar?: Land area in Myanmar was 652,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 653,540 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 652,670 sq. km in 2020.
How does Myanmar rank for land area?: Myanmar ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.