Primary Forest — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary Forest — Area was 3,192 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 3,192 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Myanmar peaked at 3,192 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,192 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary Forest — Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,192 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3,192 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 413 1000 ha, 7.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3,192 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 13.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 23 Madagascar 7,373 1000 ha compare
- 24 Central African Republic 3,898 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cameroon 3,557 1000 ha compare
- 27 Japan 2,974 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 29 New Zealand 2,000 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 primary forest — area in Myanmar?
- Primary forest — area in Myanmar was 3,192 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,192 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,192 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary forest — area?
- Myanmar ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.