Gabon vs Myanmar: Forest area
Gabon
23.56 million hectares
in 2025
Myanmar
27.10 million hectares
in 2025
Gabon rank
26th
Myanmar rank
23rd
Forest area over time
- Gabon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 27.10 million hectares against 23.56 million hectares in Gabon, a difference of 3.54 million hectares.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.74 million hectares | 37.26 million hectares | 13.52 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 23.69 million hectares | 33.33 million hectares | 9.63 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 23.63 million hectares | 30.14 million hectares | 6.50 million hectares | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 23.57 million hectares | 27.82 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Gabon or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 27.10 million hectares against 23.56 million hectares in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Gabon and Myanmar?
- 3.54 million hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Myanmar rank globally for forest area?
- Gabon ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.