Forest land — Share in Land area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest land — Share in Land area was 41.96 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Myanmar stood at 41.96 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Myanmar peaked at 60.01 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.96 %, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 84th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.01 % | 54.02 % | 60.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51 % | 48.65 % | 53.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.15 % | 44.18 % | 48.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.85 % | 41.96 % | 43.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.21 % compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.15 % compare
- 83 Canada 41.97 % compare
- 85 Mozambique 41.34 % compare
- 86 North Macedonia 40.81 % compare
- 87 Cameroon 40.74 % compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.48 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,392 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.65 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 475.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,509 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,026 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Myanmar?
- Forest land — share in land area in Myanmar was 41.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.01 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.96 % in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Myanmar ranks 84th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.