Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Myanmar

Myanmar: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 1.29 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.29 million ha
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.42 million ha
in 2004
All-time low
583,002 ha
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Myanmar, 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 1.6M ha1991: 1.6M ha1992: 1.6M ha1993: 1.6M ha1994: 1.6M ha1995: 1.6M ha1996: 711.7k ha1997: 657.1k ha1998: 961.7k ha1999: 994.3k ha2000: 583.0k ha2001: 683.1k ha2002: 688.0k ha2003: 2.0M ha2004: 3.4M ha2005: 1.9M ha2006: 1.6M ha2007: 3.1M ha2008: 1.3M ha2009: 2.6M ha2010: 2.8M ha2011: 1.4M ha2012: 2.1M ha2013: 1.7M ha2014: 2.1M ha2015: 2.2M ha2016: 1.3M ha2017: 1.5M ha2018: 1.2M ha2019: 1.5M ha2020: 2.3M ha2021: 2.0M ha2022: 1.0M ha2023: 1.5M ha2024: 1.3M ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Myanmar is 1.29 million ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Myanmar peaked at 3.42 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 583,002 ha, in 2000.

Myanmar ranks 8th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 million ha 657,116 ha 1.63 million ha 10
2000s 1.80 million ha 583,002 ha 3.42 million ha 10
2010s 1.79 million ha 1.21 million ha 2.84 million ha 10
2020s 1.62 million ha 1.05 million ha 2.28 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 5 Mozambique 2.26 million ha compare
  2. 6 Angola 1.85 million ha compare
  3. 7 OECD 1.77 million ha compare
  4. 9 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
  5. 10 Canada 717,855 ha compare
  6. 11 Mexico 557,291 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Myanmar?
Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Myanmar was 1.29 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 3.42 million ha in 2004.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 583,002 ha in 2000.
How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
Myanmar ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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