Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2701 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar is 0.2701 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.3877 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2461 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Myanmar ranks 36th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3764 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0.3665 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3851 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3833 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3518 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3554 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.353 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3512 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3877 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3653 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.312 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3425 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3379 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3399 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.344 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3478 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3604 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3648 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3643 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3301 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2675 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2813 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.265 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2641 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.2701 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.2701 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0025 ha per square kilometre, 108.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.376 ha per square kilometre | 0.3665 ha per square kilometre | 0.3851 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3519 ha per square kilometre | 0.312 ha per square kilometre | 0.3877 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3303 ha per square kilometre | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | 0.3648 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | 0.2641 ha per square kilometre | 0.2813 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 33 Hungary 0.3506 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.2984 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Guatemala 0.2792 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Mauritania 0.1863 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guinea 0.1831 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Argentina 0.1829 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.2701 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3877 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2461 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 36th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.