Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 41.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar is 41.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar peaked at 60.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 73rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.0% | — |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.5% | 43.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.3% compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.2% compare
- 72 Canada 42.0% compare
- 74 Serbia 41.3% compare
- 75 Mozambique 41.0% compare
- 76 North Macedonia 40.7% 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -41.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -45.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0011 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -27.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Myanmar was 41.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Myanmar ranks 73rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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