Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar is 0.0121 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0294 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 99th of 215 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.
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0121 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0121 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 sq. km per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.027 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 0.0294 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0219 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 sq. km per person | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 96 Uzbekistan 0.0124 sq. km per person compare
- 97 French Polynesia 0.0123 sq. km per person compare
- 98 Romania 0.0121 sq. km per person compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 0.0119 sq. km per person compare
- 101 Morocco 0.0118 sq. km per person compare
- 102 Brunei Darussalam 0.0115 sq. km 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 land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar?
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0294 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in square kilometers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.