Myanmar vs Sudan (former): Forest land — Area

Myanmar
27,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Sudan (former)
31,559 1000 ha
in 2011
Myanmar rank
26th
Sudan (former) rank
24th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sudan (former)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 31,559 1000 ha against 27,095 1000 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 4,464 1000 ha.

That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 26th and Sudan (former) ranks 24th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Sudan (former) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1990s 37,261 1000 ha 34,400 1000 ha 2,860 1000 ha Myanmar
2000s 33,326 1000 ha 32,674 1000 ha 651.54 1000 ha Myanmar
2010s 31,296 1000 ha 31,644 1000 ha 347.55 1000 ha Sudan (former)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Myanmar or Sudan (former)?
Sudan (former), at 31,559 1000 ha against 27,095 1000 ha in Myanmar as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Myanmar and Sudan (former)?
4,464 1000 ha, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sudan (former)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Myanmar and Sudan (former) rank globally for forest land — area?
Myanmar ranks 26th and Sudan (former) ranks 24th 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.