Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Share of global forest area
Ethiopia
0.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
0.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Myanmar rank
23rd
Share of global forest area over time
- Ethiopia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 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 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.