Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Myanmar
Myanmar: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -289,712 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-289,712 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
230th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-289,712 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-435,037 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded -289,712 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Myanmar peaked at -289,712 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -435,037 hectares, 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -435,037 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -435,037 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -342,711 hectares | -21.2% |
| 2002 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -342,711 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -289,712 hectares | -15.5% |
| 2012 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -289,712 hectares | -0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -289,712 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 341.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -435,037 hectares | -435,037 hectares | -435,037 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -351,944 hectares | -435,037 hectares | -342,711 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -295,012 hectares | -342,711 hectares | -289,712 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -289,712 hectares | -289,712 hectares | -289,712 hectares | 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Myanmar?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Myanmar was -289,712 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -289,712 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -435,037 hectares in 1991.
- How does Myanmar rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Myanmar ranks 230th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.