Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Myanmar
Myanmar: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 5.37 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 5.37 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Myanmar peaked at 5.37 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 %, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 % | 1 % | 1.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 % | 2 % | 3.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 % | 3.14 % | 4.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.96 % | 4.55 % | 5.37 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Myanmar?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Myanmar was 5.37 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 % in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Myanmar ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.