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 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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
- 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,049 1000 ha compare
- 32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,597 1000 ha compare
- 33 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,559 1000 ha compare
- 35 Argentina 1,380 1000 ha compare
- 36 Austria 1,313 1000 ha compare
- 37 Uruguay 1,167 1000 ha 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 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 34th out of 191 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.