What is land area in Myanmar?

Land area in Myanmar was 652,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 653,540 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 652,670 sq. km in 2020.

How does Myanmar rank for land area?

Myanmar ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Myanmar data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Myanmar

Name: Land area in Myanmar
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Myanmar: Land area was 652,670 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

652,670 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

39th

of 216 countries

All-time high

653,540 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

652,670 sq. km

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Myanmar, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Myanmar stood at 652,670 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Myanmar peaked at 653,540 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 652,670 sq. km, in 2020.

Myanmar ranks 39th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Land area in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Myanmar, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	653,540 sq. km	—
1962	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	653,540 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	653,420 sq. km	-0.0%
2005	653,360 sq. km	-0.0%
2006	653,470 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	653,520 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	653,310 sq. km	-0.0%
2009	653,300 sq. km	-0.0%
2010	653,260 sq. km	-0.0%
2011	653,290 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	653,150 sq. km	-0.0%
2013	653,080 sq. km	-0.0%
2014	653,080 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	653,080 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	652,780 sq. km	-0.0%
2017	652,750 sq. km	-0.0%
2018	652,700 sq. km	-0.0%
2019	652,700 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	652,670 sq. km	-0.0%
2021	652,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	652,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	652,670 sq. km	+0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 652,670 sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,530 sq. km, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 652,670 sq. km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,270 sq. km, 35.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	9
1970s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
1980s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
1990s	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
2000s	653,454 sq. km	653,300 sq. km	653,540 sq. km	10
2010s	652,987 sq. km	652,700 sq. km	653,290 sq. km	10
2020s	652,670 sq. km	652,670 sq. km	652,670 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare
37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare
38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 627,340 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Myanmar?: Land area in Myanmar was 652,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 653,540 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 652,670 sq. km in 2020.
How does Myanmar rank for land area?: Myanmar ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.