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
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Myanmar, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Share co2 vs population 0.4878 (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 54.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 16.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.5799 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 727.90 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.5799 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.5799 (2024)
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
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.