Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 25,641 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 25,641 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Myanmar peaked at 38,824 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25,641 1000 ha, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 26th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,731 1000 ha | 34,637 1000 ha | 38,824 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,498 1000 ha | 30,824 1000 ha | 34,172 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,009 1000 ha | 27,566 1000 ha | 30,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,443 1000 ha | 25,641 1000 ha | 27,245 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Myanmar?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Myanmar was 25,641 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 38,824 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,641 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Myanmar ranks 26th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.