What is the difference in forest land — area between Central Asia and Myanmar?

15,670 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Myanmar?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Asia vs Myanmar: Forest land — Area

Central Asia

11,425 1000 ha

in 2025

Myanmar

27,095 1000 ha

in 2025

Central Asia rank

32nd

Myanmar rank

29th

Forest land — Area over time

Central Asia
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 27,095 1000 ha against 11,425 1000 ha in Central Asia, a difference of 15,670 1000 ha.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.4 times Central Asia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Central Asia ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 32 groups.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,835 1000 ha	36,826 1000 ha	26,990 1000 ha	Myanmar
2000s	10,201 1000 ha	33,326 1000 ha	23,125 1000 ha	Myanmar
2010s	10,778 1000 ha	30,137 1000 ha	19,360 1000 ha	Myanmar
2020s	11,286 1000 ha	27,820 1000 ha	16,533 1000 ha	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Central Asia or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 27,095 1000 ha against 11,425 1000 ha in Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Central Asia and Myanmar?: 15,670 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Myanmar?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Central Asia and Myanmar rank globally for forest land — area?: Central Asia ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.