Forest area, annual growth rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest area, annual growth rate was -1.06 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area, annual growth rate in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded -1.06 % change on previous year for forest area, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Myanmar peaked at -0.9214 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.23 % change on previous year, 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1995 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1996 | -1.17 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1998 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2000 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2001 | -0.9828 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2002 | -0.9926 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -1 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2006 | -1.03 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2007 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2008 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -0.9214 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2012 | -0.93 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9387 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -0.9476 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.957 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -0.9659 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2017 | -0.9753 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9849 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9947 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -1 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2021 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -1.03 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2023 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2025 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -1.06 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.029 % change on previous year, 36.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.16 % change on previous year | -1.22 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -1.23 % change on previous year | -0.9828 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9694 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | -0.9214 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.03 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 210 Honduras -0.8495 % change on previous year compare
- 211 Iraq -0.9446 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Mali -0.9509 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Tanzania -1.07 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Paraguay -1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Uganda -1.17 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Myanmar?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Myanmar was -1.06 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9214 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 213th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.