Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.336 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Myanmar, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.336 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.6042 hectares per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.336 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Myanmar 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.48 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4696 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4611 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4526 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4474 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4359 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4324 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4238 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4143 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.405 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6042 hectares per person | +49.2% |
| 1971 | 0.591 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5783 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5498 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5396 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5297 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5202 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5101 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5006 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4913 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4822 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4743 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4663 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4572 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4474 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4387 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4307 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4229 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4148 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4089 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4036 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3975 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3917 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3876 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3823 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3781 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.374 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3696 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3649 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3636 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3643 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3632 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3593 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3572 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3563 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3574 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3618 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3673 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3714 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3727 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3716 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3693 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.366 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3637 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3616 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.361 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3584 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3579 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3556 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3514 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3489 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3465 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3441 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3411 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3385 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.336 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +49.2% | 0.405 hectares per person | 0.6042 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4422 hectares per person | 0.405 hectares per person | 0.48 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5415 hectares per person | 0.4913 hectares per person | 0.6042 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4443 hectares per person | 0.4089 hectares per person | 0.4822 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.3636 hectares per person | 0.4036 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3631 hectares per person | 0.3563 hectares per person | 0.3727 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3617 hectares per person | 0.3514 hectares per person | 0.3716 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3425 hectares per person | 0.336 hectares per person | 0.3489 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2266 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0981 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Myanmar?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Myanmar was 0.336 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6042 hectares per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.336 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.