Agricultural land use, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2401 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.2401 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.4696 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2353 hectares per person, in 2003.
Myanmar ranks 132nd of 209 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.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4696 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.3972 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3886 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3801 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3556 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3491 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3429 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3369 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3303 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3242 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3183 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3125 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3078 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3028 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2968 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2903 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2848 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2796 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2745 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2687 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2651 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2619 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2579 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2539 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2517 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2478 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2453 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2434 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2407 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2369 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2387 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.239 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2363 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2354 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2374 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2427 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.249 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2537 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2557 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2555 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2541 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2518 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2504 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2492 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2495 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2478 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2515 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2501 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2466 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2448 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2431 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2415 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2401 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.438 hectares per person | 0.405 hectares per person | 0.4696 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3523 hectares per person | 0.3183 hectares per person | 0.3972 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2883 hectares per person | 0.2651 hectares per person | 0.3125 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.2369 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2423 hectares per person | 0.2353 hectares per person | 0.2557 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2507 hectares per person | 0.2466 hectares per person | 0.2555 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2424 hectares per person | 0.2401 hectares per person | 0.2448 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Myanmar?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Myanmar was 0.2401 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4696 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2353 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 132nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.