Statizoid

China vs Myanmar: Agriculture-driven deforestation

China
61,996 hectares
in 2024
Myanmar
67,354 hectares
in 2024
China rank
26th
Myanmar rank
23rd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • China
  • Myanmar
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200120122024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 67,354 hectares against 61,996 hectares in China, a difference of 5,358 hectares.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.

China ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.