Burkina Faso vs Myanmar: Land used for agriculture

Burkina Faso
10.08 million
in 2010
Myanmar
10.71 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Myanmar rank
62nd

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 10.71 million against 10.08 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 632,400.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Myanmar ranks 62nd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 9 and Myanmar in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Myanmar Difference Ahead
1780s 2.54 million 1.83 million 708,960 Burkina Faso
1790s 2.57 million 1.89 million 685,630 Burkina Faso
1800s 2.61 million 1.94 million 663,460 Burkina Faso
1810s 2.64 million 2.01 million 633,510 Burkina Faso
1820s 2.69 million 2.07 million 618,960 Burkina Faso
1830s 2.74 million 2.14 million 601,210 Burkina Faso
1840s 2.79 million 2.21 million 584,650 Burkina Faso
1850s 2.84 million 2.28 million 565,590 Burkina Faso
1860s 2.90 million 2.74 million 156,920 Burkina Faso
1870s 2.98 million 3.29 million 310,780 Myanmar
1880s 3.07 million 3.97 million 900,170 Myanmar
1890s 3.17 million 4.80 million 1.64 million Myanmar
1900s 3.26 million 5.80 million 2.54 million Myanmar
1910s 3.36 million 7.01 million 3.65 million Myanmar
1920s 4.01 million 8.47 million 4.46 million Myanmar
1930s 4.76 million 8.37 million 3.61 million Myanmar
1940s 5.65 million 8.25 million 2.60 million Myanmar
1950s 6.58 million 8.16 million 1.57 million Myanmar
1960s 7.60 million 10.05 million 2.45 million Myanmar
1970s 6.89 million 10.42 million 3.52 million Myanmar
1980s 7.39 million 10.05 million 2.66 million Myanmar
1990s 8.10 million 10.07 million 1.97 million Myanmar
2000s 9.18 million 10.40 million 1.22 million Myanmar
2010s 10.08 million 10.71 million 632,400 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Burkina Faso or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 10.71 million against 10.08 million in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Burkina Faso and Myanmar?
632,400, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Myanmar?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Myanmar rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Myanmar ranks 62nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.