Myanmar vs Sweden: Forest land — Area

Myanmar
27,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
27,934 1000 ha
in 2025
Myanmar rank
26th
Sweden rank
25th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 27,934 1000 ha against 27,095 1000 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 839 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 37,261 1000 ha 28,108 1000 ha 9,153 1000 ha Myanmar
2000s 33,326 1000 ha 28,122 1000 ha 5,203 1000 ha Myanmar
2010s 30,137 1000 ha 27,999 1000 ha 2,139 1000 ha Myanmar
2020s 27,820 1000 ha 27,934 1000 ha 114.4 1000 ha Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Myanmar or Sweden?
Sweden, at 27,934 1000 ha against 27,095 1000 ha in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Myanmar and Sweden?
839 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Sweden rank globally for forest land — area?
Myanmar ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th 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.