Forestland — Area, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Myanmar is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 63rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Myanmar?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.