Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8706 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.8706 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.9285 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1028 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 71st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1929 ha per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1522 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 0.126 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.145 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1257 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1182 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1217 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1232 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1213 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2211 ha per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.208 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2766 ha per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2849 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2615 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2435 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2062 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1849 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1914 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1901 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2545 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2471 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2526 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2458 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2805 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3115 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.322 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3833 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4105 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4353 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4478 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5004 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5282 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5432 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5556 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5953 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.63 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6413 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6736 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7015 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7194 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7477 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.767 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7955 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7901 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8247 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9285 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9199 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8706 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.8706 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.8706 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0997 ha per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +85.8% | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | 0.1929 ha per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +44.3% | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | 0.2211 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1346 ha per square kilometre | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | 0.1929 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2289 ha per square kilometre | 0.1849 ha per square kilometre | 0.2849 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2388 ha per square kilometre | 0.1901 ha per square kilometre | 0.3115 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4615 ha per square kilometre | 0.322 ha per square kilometre | 0.5556 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7061 ha per square kilometre | 0.5953 ha per square kilometre | 0.7955 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8859 ha per square kilometre | 0.8247 ha per square kilometre | 0.9285 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 68 Egypt 0.9813 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Belarus 0.8868 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 0.8823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Czechia 0.8342 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Portugal 0.823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 0.5869 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.8706 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9285 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1028 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 71st out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.