Myanmar vs Tanzania: Cropland extent over the long-term
Myanmar
12.43 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
15.92 million hectares
in 2025
Myanmar rank
26th
Tanzania rank
24th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Myanmar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 15.92 million hectares against 12.43 million hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 3.50 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 26 and Tanzania in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 750,912 hectares | 453,040 hectares | 297,872 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 938,626 hectares | 722,033 hectares | 216,593 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 1.13 million hectares | 991,025 hectares | 135,315 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 171,240 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1400s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 233,750 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1500s | 1.50 million hectares | 991,025 hectares | 510,715 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 1.69 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 486,050 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 461,400 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 386,910 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 1.95 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 312,420 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 237,940 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 2.03 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 163,450 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 2.06 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 88,970 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 2.10 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 14,480 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 60,010 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1780s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 134,500 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 2.22 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 208,980 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 283,470 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 245,330 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 207,190 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.87 million hectares | 169,050 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 2.85 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 130,900 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 3.00 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 92,760 hectares | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 3.34 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 275,940 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 3.68 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 644,350 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 4.02 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 4.93 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 5.93 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 7.24 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 8.67 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 5.95 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 8.92 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 9.10 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 5.47 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 9.06 million hectares | 4.90 million hectares | 4.15 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 10.26 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 10.12 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 10.05 million hectares | 9.50 million hectares | 554,300 hectares | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 10.12 million hectares | 9.95 million hectares | 166,000 hectares | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 11.12 million hectares | 11.31 million hectares | 188,710 hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 12.39 million hectares | 14.35 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 12.47 million hectares | 15.67 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Myanmar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 15.92 million hectares against 12.43 million hectares in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 3.50 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Myanmar ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 24th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.