Breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Breakdown of habitable land area was 642,500 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 642,500 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over five years.
That places Myanmar 39th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 563,860 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 615,850 hectares | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 631,490 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 639,490 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 642,500 hectares | +0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 642,500 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 8.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 642,500 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 69.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar was 642,500 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 642,500 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,860 hectares in 2015.
- How does Myanmar rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.