Forest fires — Emissions in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest fires — Emissions was 110,834 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Myanmar, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Myanmar is 110,834 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Myanmar peaked at 293,186 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58,155 kt, in 2001.
That places Myanmar 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58,155 kt | — |
| 2002 | 58,950 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 172,343 kt | +192.4% |
| 2004 | 293,186 kt | +70.1% |
| 2005 | 163,110 kt | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 140,530 kt | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 264,940 kt | +88.5% |
| 2008 | 116,266 kt | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 223,670 kt | +92.4% |
| 2010 | 243,527 kt | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 117,938 kt | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 183,582 kt | +55.7% |
| 2013 | 149,630 kt | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 184,277 kt | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 192,158 kt | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 108,407 kt | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 125,764 kt | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 104,823 kt | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 127,548 kt | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 196,078 kt | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 171,673 kt | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 90,717 kt | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 129,768 kt | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 110,834 kt | -14.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 110,834 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 257.36 kt, 430.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 110,834 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.85 kt, 4646.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 165,683 kt | 58,155 kt | 293,186 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 153,765 kt | 104,823 kt | 243,527 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,814 kt | 90,717 kt | 196,078 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 4 Mozambique 187,773 kt compare
- 5 Angola 160,510 kt compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 304,772 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 40,769 kt compare
- 6 OECD 134,865 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 35,372 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 49,472 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27,468 kt compare
- 9 Canada 49,170 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 46,350 kt compare
- 10 Viet Nam 6,480 kt 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 — emissions in Myanmar?
- Forest fires — emissions in Myanmar was 110,834 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 293,186 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,155 kt in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Emissions (CO2). 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.