Agricultural area over the long-term in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agricultural area over the long-term was 18.43 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
18.43 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 202 countries
All-time high
18.59 million hectares
in 2018
All-time low
813,409 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Myanmar, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 18.43 million hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Myanmar peaked at 18.59 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 813,409 hectares, in 1000.
That places Myanmar 50th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 813,409 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 1.02 million hectares | +25.0% |
| 1200 | 1.22 million hectares | +20.2% |
| 1300 | 1.18 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1400 | 1.40 million hectares | +18.8% |
| 1500 | 1.63 million hectares | +16.4% |
| 1600 | 1.83 million hectares | +12.2% |
| 1700 | 1.90 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1710 | 1.94 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1720 | 1.98 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1730 | 2.02 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1740 | 2.06 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1750 | 2.10 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1760 | 2.14 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1770 | 2.17 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1780 | 2.21 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1790 | 2.26 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1800 | 2.30 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1810 | 2.45 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1820 | 2.60 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1830 | 2.76 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 1840 | 2.91 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 3.06 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1860 | 3.41 million hectares | +11.2% |
| 1870 | 3.75 million hectares | +10.1% |
| 1880 | 4.10 million hectares | +9.2% |
| 1890 | 5.02 million hectares | +22.5% |
| 1900 | 6.04 million hectares | +20.2% |
| 1910 | 7.35 million hectares | +21.8% |
| 1920 | 8.79 million hectares | +19.7% |
| 1930 | 9.05 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1940 | 9.24 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 8.45 million hectares | -8.6% |
| 1951 | 8.60 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 8.75 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 8.91 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 9.08 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 9.26 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 9.45 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 9.65 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 9.85 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 10.06 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 10.43 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 10.43 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 10.47 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 10.51 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 10.62 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 10.58 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 10.74 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 10.77 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 10.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10.77 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.43 million hectares | +52.6% |
| 1971 | 16.43 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.44 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.96 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 15.97 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 15.98 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.00 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.99 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.01 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.02 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 16.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.06 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 16.08 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 16.08 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.06 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 16.07 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.07 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.06 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 16.01 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.03 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.07 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.06 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.04 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.09 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.08 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.11 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.15 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.15 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.29 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 16.50 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.62 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.61 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.67 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.77 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.95 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.29 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.68 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.97 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.14 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.22 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.25 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.24 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.28 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.33 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.44 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.46 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.57 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.59 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.50 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.50 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.46 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.45 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 18.43 million hectares | -0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 18.43 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.65 million hectares, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 18.43 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.15 million hectares, 8.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +52.6% | 10.77 million hectares | 16.43 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 813,409 hectares | 813,409 hectares | 813,409 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.40 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.90 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.02 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.06 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.10 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.17 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.30 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.45 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.60 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.76 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.91 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.06 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.75 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.10 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.02 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.04 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 7.35 million hectares | 7.35 million hectares | 7.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.79 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 9.05 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 9.24 million hectares | 9.24 million hectares | 9.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 9.21 million hectares | 8.45 million hectares | 10.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.61 million hectares | 10.43 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.12 million hectares | 15.96 million hectares | 16.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.05 million hectares | 16.01 million hectares | 16.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.12 million hectares | 16.04 million hectares | 16.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.12 million hectares | 16.50 million hectares | 18.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.39 million hectares | 18.22 million hectares | 18.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.47 million hectares | 18.43 million hectares | 18.50 million hectares | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term in Myanmar?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Myanmar was 18.43 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 813,409 hectares in 1000.
- How does Myanmar rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Myanmar ranks 50th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.