Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0089 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0089 hectares per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.015 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 hectares per person, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 173rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.014 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0145 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0143 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.015 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0137 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0136 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0128 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0122 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.012 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0118 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0115 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0111 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0109 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0107 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0099 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0095 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.009 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.008 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.006 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.006 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 hectares per person | +58.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0092 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.009 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0089 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2724 hectares per person, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0089 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0266 hectares per person, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +58.4% | 0.0059 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0144 hectares per person | 0.0137 hectares per person | 0.015 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0122 hectares per person | 0.0111 hectares per person | 0.0136 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.0092 hectares per person | 0.0109 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 hectares per person | 0.0072 hectares per person | 0.009 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | 0.0069 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 hectares per person | 0.0059 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 hectares per person | 0.0089 hectares per person | 0.0091 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 170 Philippines 0.0131 hectares per person compare
- 171 Thailand 0.0112 hectares per person compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 0.01 hectares per person compare
- 174 Grenada 0.0085 hectares per person compare
- 175 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0082 hectares per person compare
- 176 Malaysia 0.0081 hectares per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0089 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.