Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Forest land — Area

Ethiopia
26,747 1000 ha
in 2025
Myanmar
27,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
27th
Myanmar rank
26th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Myanmar
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 27,095 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 348 1000 ha.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 26th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 28,101 1000 ha 36,608 1000 ha 8,508 1000 ha Myanmar
2000s 27,482 1000 ha 33,326 1000 ha 5,844 1000 ha Myanmar
2010s 26,871 1000 ha 30,137 1000 ha 3,266 1000 ha Myanmar
2020s 26,757 1000 ha 27,820 1000 ha 1,063 1000 ha Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 27,095 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
348 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for forest land — area?
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 26th of 231 countries.
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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About this data

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
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.