How does Myanmar rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Myanmar ranks 192nd out of 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Myanmar: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.74 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.74 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

192nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

0.74 percent

in 2017

All-time low

0.46 percent

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2023

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 192nd out of 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Myanmar, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	0.47 percent	—
1962	0.5 percent	+6.4%
1963	0.52 percent	+4.0%
1964	0.54 percent	+3.8%
1965	0.54 percent	+0.0%
1966	0.54 percent	+0.0%
1967	0.58 percent	+7.4%
1968	0.57 percent	-1.7%
1969	0.56 percent	-1.8%
1970	0.57 percent	+1.8%
1971	0.57 percent	+0.0%
1972	0.56 percent	-1.8%
1973	0.55 percent	-1.8%
1974	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1975	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1976	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1977	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1978	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1979	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1980	0.56 percent	+1.8%
1981	0.56 percent	+0.0%
1982	0.55 percent	-1.8%
1983	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1984	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1985	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1986	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1987	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1988	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1989	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1990	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1991	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1992	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1993	0.55 percent	+0.0%
1994	0.53 percent	-3.6%
1995	0.52 percent	-1.9%
1996	0.56 percent	+7.7%
1997	0.56 percent	+0.0%
1998	0.55 percent	-1.8%
1999	0.5 percent	-9.1%
2000	0.48 percent	-4.0%
2001	0.48 percent	+0.0%
2002	0.48 percent	+0.0%
2003	0.48 percent	+0.0%
2004	0.48 percent	+0.0%
2005	0.47 percent	-2.1%
2006	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2007	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2008	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2009	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2010	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2011	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2012	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2013	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2014	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2015	0.47 percent	+0.0%
2016	0.46 percent	-2.1%
2017	0.74 percent	+60.9%
2018	0.74 percent	+0.0%
2019	0.73 percent	-1.4%
2020	0.74 percent	+1.4%
2021	0.74 percent	+0.0%
2022	0.74 percent	+0.0%
2023	0.74 percent	+0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 0.74 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 0.74 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

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

189 Malaysia 0.87 percent compare
190 Japan 0.85 percent compare
191 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8 percent compare
193 Brunei 0.65 percent compare
194 Saint Lucia 0.61 percent compare
195 Greenland 0.59 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Myanmar

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)

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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 192nd out of 209 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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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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).