How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
4.33 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
47th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.86 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar stood at 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Myanmar ranks 47th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.5514 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5832 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6069 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6343 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6616 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6774 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6936 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7091 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6638 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7423 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7675 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7937 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8258 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8631 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8875 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9097 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8942 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.899 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.939 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9928 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 2.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 3.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 3.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 3.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.36 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.72 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.69 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 4.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +28.2% | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5854 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6343 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.7398 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6616 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8631 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9823 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8875 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.28 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 44 Curacao 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 45 Thailand 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 46 Cambodia 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 48 Uganda 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 49 French Polynesia 4 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 50 Samoa 3.79 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Myanmar rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
How have things changed? 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.