Agricultural land in Myanmar
Agricultural land made up 19.9% of the land area of Myanmar in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Myanmar, 2024
19.9%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
150th of 208
Agricultural land in Myanmar over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Myanmar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.9% | – |
| 2023 | 19.9% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 19.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.3%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Myanmar has the 150th highest value.
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