Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Myanmar is 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.7384 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4626 hectares per square kilometre, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 182nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4743 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5049 hectares per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5157 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5386 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5386 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5417 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5814 hectares per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.557 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5677 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5661 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5585 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5554 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5554 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5493 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5493 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5493 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5493 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5279 hectares per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5202 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.56 hectares per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5585 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4958 hectares per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4805 hectares per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4805 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4805 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4774 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.476 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4714 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4698 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4682 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4669 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4684 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.473 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4715 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.47 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4685 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4685 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4685 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4626 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7384 hectares per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7369 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7339 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 hectares per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 hectares per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 | +59.6% | 0.4626 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7384 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5362 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4743 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5814 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5567 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5677 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5536 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5554 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5414 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4958 hectares per square kilometre | 0.56 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4739 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4669 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4805 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5492 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4626 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7384 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 179 Malaysia 0.8674 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 180 Japan 0.8503 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 183 Brunei 0.6452 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 185 Greenland 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7384 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4626 hectares per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.