Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 22.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 22.3% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Myanmar peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 189th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 117.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.16 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 63.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 72.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0586 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Myanmar?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Myanmar was 22.3% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Myanmar ranks 189th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)