Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 16.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Myanmar is 16.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Myanmar peaked at 16.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 89th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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- 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.7% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 33.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -36.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Myanmar?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Myanmar was 16.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Myanmar ranks 89th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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