Breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar

Myanmar: Breakdown of habitable land area was 642,500 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
642,500 hectares
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 235 countries
All-time high
642,500 hectares
in 2019
All-time low
563,860 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Myanmar, 2015–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2015201720192015: 563.9k hectares2016: 615.9k hectares2017: 631.5k hectares2018: 639.5k hectares2019: 642.5k hectares

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.

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 36 Kyrgyzstan 720,450 hectares compare
  2. 37 Ethiopia 717,580 hectares compare
  3. 38 Egypt 670,760 hectares compare
  4. 40 Ghana 579,220 hectares compare
  5. 41 Iraq 519,810 hectares compare
  6. 42 Bangladesh 498,810 hectares compare

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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

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
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Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.