Annual change forest area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual change forest area was -289,712 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-289,712
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
230th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-289,712
in 2016
All-time low
-435,037
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Myanmar is -289,712, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Myanmar peaked at -289,712 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -435,037, in 1991.
Myanmar ranks 230th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -435,037 | — |
| 1992 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -435,037 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -342,711 | -21.2% |
| 2002 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -342,711 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -289,712 | -15.5% |
| 2012 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -289,712 | -0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -289,712 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 341.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -435,037 | -435,037 | -435,037 | 9 |
| 2000s | -351,944 | -435,037 | -342,711 | 10 |
| 2010s | -295,012 | -342,711 | -289,712 | 10 |
| 2020s | -289,712 | -289,712 | -289,712 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1094 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Myanmar?
- Annual change forest area in Myanmar was -289,712 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -289,712 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -435,037 in 1991.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual change forest area?
- Myanmar ranks 230th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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