Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Myanmar
Myanmar: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 23.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 240 countries
All-time high
23.25
in 2020
All-time low
10.67
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 23.25 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Myanmar peaked at 23.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.67, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.67 | — |
| 2001 | 12.13 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 13.57 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 14.32 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 16.74 | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 17.49 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 17.49 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.84 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 18.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.59 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 20.89 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 20.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.22 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.85 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.54 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.54 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.25 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 23.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.25 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 23.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 23.25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.49 | 10.67 | 17.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6 | 18.84 | 22.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.25 | 23.25 | 23.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1094 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Myanmar?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Myanmar was 23.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Myanmar ranks 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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