Myanmar vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Myanmar
-1.1%
in 2025
Uganda
-1.2%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
213th
Uganda rank
216th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Myanmar
- Uganda
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports -1.1% against -1.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 213th and Uganda ranks 216th of 228 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.2% | -2.9% | 1.7% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.8% | 0.7% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -1.5% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -1.2% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Myanmar or Uganda?
- Myanmar, at -1.1% against -1.2% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Myanmar and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Uganda rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Myanmar ranks 213th and Uganda ranks 216th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.