Share global forest in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share global forest was 0.6544 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6544
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
23rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.9029
in 1990
All-time low
0.6544
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Myanmar is 0.6544, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Myanmar peaked at 0.9029 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6544, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9029 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8951 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8873 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8794 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8714 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8635 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8555 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8474 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8393 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8312 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.823 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8156 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8082 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8008 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7933 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7859 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7784 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7709 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7634 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7559 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7484 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7422 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.736 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7298 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7235 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7173 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7109 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7045 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6981 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6917 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6853 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6791 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.673 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6668 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6606 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6544 | -0.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.6544 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.6544 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 23.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8673 | 0.8312 | 0.9029 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7896 | 0.7559 | 0.823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7202 | 0.6917 | 0.7484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6699 | 0.6544 | 0.6853 | 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 share global forest in Myanmar?
- Share global forest in Myanmar was 0.6544 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9029 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6544 in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for share global forest?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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