Myanmar vs OECD: Forest fires — Burned Area
Myanmar
1.29 million ha
in 2024
OECD
1.77 million ha
in 2024
Myanmar rank
7th
OECD rank
6th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Myanmar
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.77 million ha against 1.29 million ha in Myanmar, a difference of 475,570 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.
Myanmar ranks 7th and OECD ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 564,427 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 1.80 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 531,305 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.79 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 260,725 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.62 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 648,941 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Myanmar or OECD?
- OECD, at 1.77 million ha against 1.29 million ha in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Myanmar and OECD?
- 475,570 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and OECD rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Myanmar ranks 7th and OECD ranks 6th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.