Total agricultural land use per person in Myanmar
Myanmar: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.364 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.364
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
100th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6228
in 1970
All-time low
0.364
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Myanmar, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.364 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Myanmar peaked at 0.6228 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.364, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 100th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural land use per person in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.4067 | — |
| 1100 | 0.4067 | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.4074 | +0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.4066 | -0.2% |
| 1400 | 0.4061 | -0.1% |
| 1500 | 0.4076 | +0.4% |
| 1600 | 0.4064 | -0.3% |
| 1700 | 0.3798 | -6.5% |
| 1710 | 0.38 | +0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.3802 | +0.1% |
| 1730 | 0.3805 | +0.1% |
| 1740 | 0.3807 | +0.1% |
| 1750 | 0.381 | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.3813 | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.3816 | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.3819 | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.3822 | +0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.3826 | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.3827 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.3828 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.3829 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.3829 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3831 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.433 | +13.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4829 | +11.5% |
| 1910 | 0.5326 | +10.3% |
| 1920 | 0.5824 | +9.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5521 | -5.2% |
| 1940 | 0.5218 | -5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4924 | -5.6% |
| 1951 | 0.4921 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4918 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4915 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4912 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4909 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4906 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4903 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.49 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4897 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.497 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4865 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4781 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4697 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4644 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4524 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4485 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.439 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4285 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4182 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6228 | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6084 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5947 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5645 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5526 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5412 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5298 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5182 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5076 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4974 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4875 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4791 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4706 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4617 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4527 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4447 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4373 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4296 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4212 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.415 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4092 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.403 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3969 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3925 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3868 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3824 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.378 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3734 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3685 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3668 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3676 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3651 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3642 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3642 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.366 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3706 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3763 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3799 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3807 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3798 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3788 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3769 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.376 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3752 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3759 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3745 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3752 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3739 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3704 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3688 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3681 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3674 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.366 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.365 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.364 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4067 | 0.4067 | 0.4067 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4067 | 0.4067 | 0.4067 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4074 | 0.4074 | 0.4074 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4066 | 0.4066 | 0.4066 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4061 | 0.4061 | 0.4061 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4076 | 0.4076 | 0.4076 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4064 | 0.4064 | 0.4064 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3798 | 0.3798 | 0.3798 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3802 | 0.3802 | 0.3802 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3805 | 0.3805 | 0.3805 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3807 | 0.3807 | 0.3807 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.381 | 0.381 | 0.381 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3813 | 0.3813 | 0.3813 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3816 | 0.3816 | 0.3816 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3819 | 0.3819 | 0.3819 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3822 | 0.3822 | 0.3822 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3826 | 0.3826 | 0.3826 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3826 | 0.3826 | 0.3826 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3826 | 0.3826 | 0.3826 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3827 | 0.3827 | 0.3827 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3828 | 0.3828 | 0.3828 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3829 | 0.3829 | 0.3829 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3829 | 0.3829 | 0.3829 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.383 | 0.383 | 0.383 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3831 | 0.3831 | 0.3831 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4829 | 0.4829 | 0.4829 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5326 | 0.5326 | 0.5326 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5824 | 0.5824 | 0.5824 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5521 | 0.5521 | 0.5521 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5218 | 0.5218 | 0.5218 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4911 | 0.4897 | 0.4924 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4582 | 0.4182 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5537 | 0.4974 | 0.6228 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4499 | 0.415 | 0.4875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3857 | 0.3668 | 0.4092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3702 | 0.3642 | 0.3807 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3757 | 0.3704 | 0.3798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3666 | 0.364 | 0.3688 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 total agricultural land use per person in Myanmar?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Myanmar was 0.364 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6228 in 1970.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.364 in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Myanmar ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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