Grassland organic soils — Area in Myanmar

Myanmar: Grassland organic soils — Area was 40,764 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
40,764 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 221 countries
All-time high
46,221 ha
in 1990
All-time low
40,764 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Myanmar, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 46.2k ha1991: 46.2k ha1992: 46.2k ha1993: 46.2k ha1994: 46.2k ha1995: 45.3k ha1996: 45.1k ha1997: 44.7k ha1998: 44.4k ha1999: 43.4k ha2000: 43.2k ha2001: 43.1k ha2002: 43.0k ha2003: 42.7k ha2004: 42.5k ha2005: 42.4k ha2006: 42.4k ha2007: 42.3k ha2008: 42.1k ha2009: 42.0k ha2010: 42.2k ha2011: 42.2k ha2012: 42.3k ha2013: 42.3k ha2014: 42.3k ha2015: 42.3k ha2016: 42.0k ha2017: 41.9k ha2018: 41.8k ha2019: 41.4k ha2020: 41.3k ha2021: 41.2k ha2022: 40.8k ha2023: 40.8k ha2024: 40.8k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 40,764 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Myanmar peaked at 46,221 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40,764 ha, in 2022.

Myanmar ranks 30th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,387 ha 43,352 ha 46,221 ha 10
2000s 42,570 ha 42,028 ha 43,215 ha 10
2010s 42,069 ha 41,383 ha 42,321 ha 10
2020s 40,950 ha 40,764 ha 41,272 ha 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 27 France 52,350 ha compare
  2. 28 Latvia 50,611 ha compare
  3. 29 Malaysia 50,424 ha compare
  4. 31 Iceland 37,666 ha compare
  5. 32 Estonia 33,590 ha compare
  6. 33 Bangladesh 30,170 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Myanmar?
Grassland organic soils — area in Myanmar was 40,764 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 46,221 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 40,764 ha in 2022.
How does Myanmar rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Myanmar ranks 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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