Agricultural irrigated land in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agricultural irrigated land was 13.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Myanmar, 2016–2020
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 13.2% for agricultural irrigated land in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over five years.
Myanmar ranks 25th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural irrigated land in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11.0% | — |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +3.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 13.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 13.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 22 Portugal 14.7% compare
- 23 Tajikistan 14.6% compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 14.6% compare
- 26 Türkiye 12.5% compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 11.2% compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 9.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Myanmar?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Myanmar was 13.2% in 2020, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Myanmar ranks 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.