Agricultural land use per person in Myanmar
Myanmar: Agricultural land use per person was 0.364 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.364 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.6228 hectares per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.364 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Myanmar, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.364 hectares per person for 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, agricultural land use per person in Myanmar peaked at 0.6228 hectares per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.364 hectares per person, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 101st of 202 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.4067 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.4067 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.4074 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1400 | 0.4061 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1500 | 0.4076 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1600 | 0.4064 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1700 | 0.3798 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1710 | 0.38 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.3802 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1730 | 0.3805 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1740 | 0.3807 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1750 | 0.381 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.3813 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.3816 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.3819 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.3822 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.3826 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.3826 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.3826 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.3827 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.3828 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.3829 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.3829 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.383 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3831 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.433 hectares per person | +13.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4829 hectares per person | +11.5% |
| 1910 | 0.5326 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 1920 | 0.5824 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5521 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1940 | 0.5218 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4924 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1951 | 0.4921 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4918 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4915 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4912 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4909 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4906 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4903 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.49 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4897 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.497 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4865 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4781 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4697 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4644 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4524 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4485 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.439 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4285 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4182 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6228 hectares per person | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6084 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5947 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5645 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5526 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5412 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5298 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5182 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5076 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4974 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4875 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4791 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4706 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4617 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4527 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4447 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4373 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4296 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4212 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.415 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4092 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.403 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3969 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3925 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3868 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3824 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.378 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3734 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3685 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3668 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.367 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3676 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3651 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3642 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3642 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.366 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3706 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3763 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3799 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3807 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3798 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3788 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3769 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.376 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3752 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3759 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3745 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3752 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3739 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3704 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3688 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3681 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3674 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.366 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.365 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.364 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.364 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.364 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 | +48.9% | 0.4182 hectares per person | 0.6228 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4074 hectares per person | 0.4074 hectares per person | 0.4074 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4061 hectares per person | 0.4061 hectares per person | 0.4061 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4076 hectares per person | 0.4076 hectares per person | 0.4076 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4064 hectares per person | 0.4064 hectares per person | 0.4064 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3798 hectares per person | 0.3798 hectares per person | 0.3798 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.38 hectares per person | 0.38 hectares per person | 0.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3802 hectares per person | 0.3802 hectares per person | 0.3802 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3805 hectares per person | 0.3805 hectares per person | 0.3805 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3807 hectares per person | 0.3807 hectares per person | 0.3807 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.381 hectares per person | 0.381 hectares per person | 0.381 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.3813 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3816 hectares per person | 0.3816 hectares per person | 0.3816 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3819 hectares per person | 0.3819 hectares per person | 0.3819 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3822 hectares per person | 0.3822 hectares per person | 0.3822 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 0.3826 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3827 hectares per person | 0.3827 hectares per person | 0.3827 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3828 hectares per person | 0.3828 hectares per person | 0.3828 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3829 hectares per person | 0.3829 hectares per person | 0.3829 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3829 hectares per person | 0.3829 hectares per person | 0.3829 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.383 hectares per person | 0.383 hectares per person | 0.383 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3831 hectares per person | 0.3831 hectares per person | 0.3831 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.433 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4829 hectares per person | 0.4829 hectares per person | 0.4829 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5326 hectares per person | 0.5326 hectares per person | 0.5326 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5824 hectares per person | 0.5824 hectares per person | 0.5824 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5521 hectares per person | 0.5521 hectares per person | 0.5521 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5218 hectares per person | 0.5218 hectares per person | 0.5218 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4911 hectares per person | 0.4897 hectares per person | 0.4924 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4582 hectares per person | 0.4182 hectares per person | 0.497 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5537 hectares per person | 0.4974 hectares per person | 0.6228 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4499 hectares per person | 0.415 hectares per person | 0.4875 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3857 hectares per person | 0.3668 hectares per person | 0.4092 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3702 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 0.3807 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3757 hectares per person | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.3798 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3666 hectares per person | 0.364 hectares per person | 0.3688 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2266 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0981 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.336 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Myanmar?
- Agricultural land use per person in Myanmar was 0.364 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6228 hectares per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.364 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Myanmar ranks 101st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.