Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0237 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0237 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0727 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 ha per person, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.041 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0404 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0398 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0393 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0383 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0165 ha per person | -56.9% |
| 1997 | 0.015 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0217 ha per person | +44.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 ha per person | -42.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0149 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.043 ha per person | +188.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0727 ha per person | +69.3% |
| 2005 | 0.04 ha per person | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0344 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0642 ha per person | +86.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 ha per person | -56.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0537 ha per person | +92.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0579 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 ha per person | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 0.043 ha per person | +55.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0347 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0423 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0429 ha per person | +52.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0374 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 ha per person | -47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 ha per person | +42.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0237 ha per person | -15.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0237 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 111.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0237 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 1536.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +188.7% | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.043 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0313 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 0.041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0379 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0727 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0353 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0579 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0303 ha per person | 0.0195 ha per person | 0.0429 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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, per capita in Myanmar?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0237 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0727 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.