Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar stood at -1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar peaked at -0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, 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.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.1% | — |
| 1992 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | -1.0% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -0.9% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0%, 36.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.2% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -1.1% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -1.1% | -1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Myanmar was -1.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Myanmar ranks 213th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.