Myanmar Urban Green and Public Space Metrics, 1990-2020

United Nations Human Settlements Programme data provides metrics on urban open spaces and green areas in Myanmar. The dataset includes the average share of urban areas allocated to streets and open public spaces, and the share of the urban population with convenient access to an open public space. It also contains data on the average share of cities in green areas and green area per capita for the years 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020.

Use Cases

• Assess urban planning policy effectiveness based on the share of urban area allocated to streets and open public spaces.
• Model population access to recreation based on the share of urban population within 400 meters of an open public space.
• Track changes in urban green coverage over time based on the percentage of cities in green areas.
• Evaluate environmental equity based on green area per capita metrics across different time periods.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-decade time series with data points for 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020.
• Includes multiple standardized urban metrics, such as green area per capita and population access share.
• Sourced from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, an authoritative international body.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Human Settlements Programmes, Data and Analytics Section

Time Range

1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 22:46:00.541278; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Myanmar