Change forest area share total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Change forest area share total was -1.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-1.07
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
213th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.93
in 2011
All-time low
-1.25
in 2000
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Myanmar stood at -1.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Myanmar peaked at -0.93 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.25, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 213th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.12 | — |
| 1992 | -1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -1.15 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -1.16 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | -1.17 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -1.19 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.2 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | -1.22 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.23 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | -1.25 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | -0.9926 | -20.4% |
| 2002 | -1 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | -1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -1.07 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.08 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -0.93 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | -0.9387 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9476 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -0.9567 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9659 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -0.9754 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -0.985 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9948 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -1 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | -1.05 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | -1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | -1.07 | +1.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -1.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 36.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.18 | -1.23 | -1.12 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.06 | -1.25 | -0.9926 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9789 | -1.09 | -0.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.04 | -1.07 | -1.01 | 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 change forest area share total in Myanmar?
- Change forest area share total in Myanmar was -1.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.93 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.25 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for change forest area share total?
- Myanmar ranks 213th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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