Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.74 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.74 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar peaked at 0.74 percent in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.46 percent, in 2016.
That places Myanmar 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.5356 percent | 0.47 percent | 0.58 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.555 percent | 0.55 percent | 0.57 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.552 percent | 0.55 percent | 0.56 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.542 percent | 0.5 percent | 0.56 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.475 percent | 0.47 percent | 0.48 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.549 percent | 0.46 percent | 0.74 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.74 percent | 0.74 percent | 0.74 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar was 0.74 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 percent in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 percent in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Myanmar ranks 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).