Forest fires — Burned Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest fires — Burned Area was 1.29 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area 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 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 in Myanmar peaked at 3.42 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 583,002 ha, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 7th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.63 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 711,672 ha | -56.4% |
| 1997 | 657,116 ha | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 961,684 ha | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 994,252 ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 583,002 ha | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 683,136 ha | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 688,037 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million ha | +191.4% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million ha | +70.8% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million ha | -44.6% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million ha | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 3.09 million ha | +88.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million ha | -56.3% |
| 2009 | 2.61 million ha | +93.6% |
| 2010 | 2.84 million ha | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million ha | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million ha | +56.8% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million ha | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million ha | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million ha | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 1.46 million ha | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million ha | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million ha | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 2.28 million ha | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 2.00 million ha | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million ha | -47.5% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million ha | +43.9% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million ha | -14.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.29 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,929 ha, 668.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.29 million ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.81 ha, 30136.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +191.4% | 688,037 ha | 2.00 million ha |
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
- 4 Mozambique 2.26 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 1.85 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.50 million ha compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 481,396 ha compare
- 6 OECD 1.77 million ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 414,900 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 316,286 ha compare
- 9 Canada 717,855 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 557,291 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 77,644 ha compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Myanmar?
- Forest fires — burned area 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 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 583,002 ha in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area 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. 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.