Myanmar vs Southern Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Myanmar
25,641 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia
84,716 1000 ha
in 2025
Myanmar rank
26th
Southern Asia rank
23rd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Myanmar
  • Southern Asia
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 84,716 1000 ha against 25,641 1000 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 59,075 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.3 times Myanmar's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 26th and Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 36,731 1000 ha 80,243 1000 ha 43,512 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 32,498 1000 ha 82,575 1000 ha 50,077 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 29,009 1000 ha 84,057 1000 ha 55,048 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 26,443 1000 ha 84,595 1000 ha 58,152 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Myanmar or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 84,716 1000 ha against 25,641 1000 ha in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Myanmar and Southern Asia?
59,075 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Southern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Southern Asia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Myanmar ranks 26th and Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.