Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 90.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar is 90.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar peaked at 95.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.2% | — |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +432.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.3% | -2.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 90.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 90.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 93.0% | 95.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.3% | 93.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Myanmar was 90.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).