Forest fires — Emissions in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest fires — Emissions was 14.43 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 14.43 kt for forest fires — emissions 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 38.17 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.31 kt, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 7th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.19 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.7 kt | -57.7% |
| 1997 | 7.11 kt | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 10.41 kt | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 10.76 kt | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.31 kt | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 7.57 kt | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 7.67 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.44 kt | +192.4% |
| 2004 | 38.17 kt | +70.1% |
| 2005 | 21.24 kt | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3 kt | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 34.49 kt | +88.5% |
| 2008 | 15.14 kt | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 29.12 kt | +92.4% |
| 2010 | 31.71 kt | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 15.35 kt | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 23.9 kt | +55.7% |
| 2013 | 19.48 kt | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 23.99 kt | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 25.02 kt | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 14.11 kt | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 16.37 kt | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 13.65 kt | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 16.61 kt | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 25.53 kt | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 22.35 kt | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 11.81 kt | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 16.89 kt | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 14.43 kt | -14.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 14.43 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 kt, 697.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 14.43 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kt, 28859.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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 | +192.4% | 7.67 kt | 22.44 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.51 kt | 7.11 kt | 18.19 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.04 kt | 6.31 kt | 38.17 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 kt | 13.65 kt | 31.71 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 kt | 11.81 kt | 25.53 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 4 Mozambique 24.45 kt compare
- 5 Angola 20.9 kt compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.68 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.31 kt compare
- 6 OECD 17.56 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 4.61 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 6.44 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.58 kt compare
- 9 Canada 6.4 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 6.03 kt compare
- 10 Viet Nam 0.8436 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 14.43 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 38.17 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 kt in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 219 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 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 — Emissions (N2O). 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.