Land area (sq. km), per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0121 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0294 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Myanmar 99th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.027 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 0.0294 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0219 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 sq. km per person | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 96 Uzbekistan 0.0124 sq. km per person compare
- 97 French Polynesia 0.0123 sq. km per person compare
- 98 Romania 0.0121 sq. km per person compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 0.0119 sq. km per person compare
- 101 Morocco 0.0118 sq. km per person compare
- 102 Brunei 0.0115 sq. km per person 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Myanmar?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Myanmar was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0294 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 99th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.