Myanmar vs Peru: Annual change in forest area
Myanmar
-289,712 hectares
in 2025
Peru
-299,339 hectares
in 2025
Myanmar rank
230th
Peru rank
231st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Myanmar
- Peru
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports -289,712 hectares against -299,339 hectares in Peru, a difference of 9,627 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Myanmar ranks 230th and Peru ranks 231st of 235 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -435,037 hectares | -299,337 hectares | 135,700 hectares | Peru |
| 2000s | -351,944 hectares | -299,338 hectares | 52,606 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | -295,012 hectares | -251,444 hectares | 43,568 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | -289,712 hectares | -279,383 hectares | 10,329 hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Myanmar or Peru?
- Myanmar, at -289,712 hectares against -299,339 hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Myanmar and Peru?
- 9,627 hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Peru rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Myanmar ranks 230th and Peru ranks 231st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.