Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.043 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.043 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
87th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0595 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0111 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar stood at 0.043 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.0595 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Myanmar 87th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.043 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.043 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 84 South Africa 0.0528 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Cuba 0.0476 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Sri Lanka 0.0455 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Chile 0.039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 0.0351 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Mozambique 0.0346 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.043 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0595 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Myanmar rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 87th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.