Gabon vs Myanmar: Forest land — Area

Gabon
23,555 1000 ha
in 2025
Myanmar
27,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Gabon rank
29th
Myanmar rank
26th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 27,095 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon, a difference of 3,540 1000 ha.

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 29th 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 Gabon Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 23,742 1000 ha 37,261 1000 ha 13,519 1000 ha Myanmar
2000s 23,693 1000 ha 33,326 1000 ha 9,633 1000 ha Myanmar
2010s 23,634 1000 ha 30,137 1000 ha 6,503 1000 ha Myanmar
2020s 23,572 1000 ha 27,820 1000 ha 4,247 1000 ha Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Gabon or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 27,095 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Gabon and Myanmar?
3,540 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Gabon ranks 29th 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.