FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.2312 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2312 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.4556 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2286 hectares per person
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.2312 hectares per person.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.4556 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2286 hectares per person, in 2003.
Myanmar ranks 66th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4556 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4466 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4381 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4326 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4214 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4182 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4088 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3999 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3913 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3836 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3753 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3672 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3369 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3309 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3251 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3187 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.313 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3073 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3016 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2971 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2923 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2866 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2803 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2749 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2699 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2649 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2559 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2529 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.249 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.243 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2396 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2349 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2323 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2294 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2296 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2318 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2321 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2295 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2286 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2288 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2309 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2363 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2427 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2474 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2494 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2492 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2479 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2456 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2443 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2432 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2436 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2419 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2423 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2409 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2358 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2341 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2325 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2312 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.2312 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1585 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.2312 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4236 hectares per person | 0.3913 hectares per person | 0.4556 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3401 hectares per person | 0.3073 hectares per person | 0.3836 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2783 hectares per person | 0.2559 hectares per person | 0.3016 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2393 hectares per person | 0.2294 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2358 hectares per person | 0.2286 hectares per person | 0.2494 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2436 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 0.2492 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2334 hectares per person | 0.2312 hectares per person | 0.2358 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 63 Morocco 0.233 hectares per person compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.233 hectares per person compare
- 65 Azerbaijan 0.2329 hectares per person compare
- 67 Syria 0.2306 hectares per person compare
- 68 South Sudan 0.2242 hectares per person compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 0.2215 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Myanmar was 0.2312 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4556 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2286 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land 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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.