What is the highest surface area recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 676,590 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 676,590 sq. km in 1961.

How does Myanmar rank for surface area?

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

Is surface area rising or falling in Myanmar?

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

Surface area in Myanmar

Name: Surface area in Myanmar
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Myanmar: Surface area was 676,590 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

676,590 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

39th

of 216 countries

All-time high

676,590 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

676,590 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area 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 sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Myanmar stood at 676,590 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Myanmar peaked at 676,590 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 676,590 sq. km, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	9
1970s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	10
1980s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	10
1990s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	10
2000s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	10
2010s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	10
2020s	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	676,590 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

36 Turkey 785,350 sq. km compare
37 Chile 757,245 sq. km compare
38 Zambia 752,610 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,870 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 646,883 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 637,660 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 surface area in Myanmar?: Surface area in Myanmar was 676,590 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 676,590 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 676,590 sq. km in 1961.
How does Myanmar rank for surface area?: Myanmar ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.