Planted Forest — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Planted Forest — Area was 1,454 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Myanmar is 1,454 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Myanmar peaked at 1,454 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 394 1000 ha, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 39th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 394 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 424.2 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 454.4 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 484.6 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 514.8 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 545 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 575.2 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 605.4 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 635.6 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 665.8 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 696 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 725.25 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 754.5 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 783.75 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 813 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 842.25 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 871.5 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 900.75 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 930 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 959.25 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 988.5 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,020 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,051 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,082 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,113 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,144 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,175 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,206 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,237 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,268 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,299 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,330 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,361 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,392 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,423 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 1,454 1000 ha | +2.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,454 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 114.41 1000 ha, 12.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,454 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 227.41 1000 ha, 6.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 529.9 1000 ha | 394 1000 ha | 665.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 827.62 1000 ha | 696 1000 ha | 959.25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,128 1000 ha | 988.5 1000 ha | 1,268 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,377 1000 ha | 1,299 1000 ha | 1,454 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,049 1000 ha compare
- 37 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,597 1000 ha compare
- 38 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,559 1000 ha compare
- 40 Argentina 1,380 1000 ha compare
- 41 Austria 1,313 1000 ha compare
- 42 Uruguay 1,167 1000 ha 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Myanmar?
- Planted forest — area in Myanmar was 1,454 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,454 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 394 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for planted forest — area?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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, published as part of Planted 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.