Myanmar vs Peru: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Myanmar
-289,712 hectares
in 2025
Peru
-299,339 hectares
in 2025
Myanmar rank
230th
Peru rank
231st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Myanmar or Peru?
- Myanmar, at -289,712 hectares against -299,339 hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.