Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Myanmar

Myanmar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0183 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.0183 ha per person
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
10th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0528 ha per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.009 ha per person
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990–2024

0.010.020.030.040.051990200720241990: 0.031 ha per person1991: 0.031 ha per person1992: 0.031 ha per person1993: 0.03 ha per person1994: 0.03 ha per person1995: 0.029 ha per person1996: 0.013 ha per person1997: 0.012 ha per person1998: 0.016 ha per person1999: 0.016 ha per person2000: 0.009 ha per person2001: 0.01 ha per person2002: 0.011 ha per person2003: 0.034 ha per person2004: 0.053 ha per person2005: 0.031 ha per person2006: 0.025 ha per person2007: 0.048 ha per person2008: 0.023 ha per person2009: 0.039 ha per person2010: 0.044 ha per person2011: 0.023 ha per person2012: 0.031 ha per person2013: 0.026 ha per person2014: 0.033 ha per person2015: 0.034 ha per person2016: 0.019 ha per person2017: 0.023 ha per person2018: 0.019 ha per person2019: 0.022 ha per person2020: 0.035 ha per person2021: 0.029 ha per person2022: 0.017 ha per person2023: 0.022 ha per person2024: 0.018 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar is 0.0183 ha per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0528 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.009 ha per person, in 2000.

Myanmar ranks 10th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0314 ha per person —
1991 0.031 ha per person -1.4%
1992 0.0306 ha per person -1.4%
1993 0.0302 ha per person -1.3%
1994 0.0298 ha per person -1.3%
1995 0.0294 ha per person -1.3%
1996 0.0127 ha per person -56.9%
1997 0.0121 ha per person -4.9%
1998 0.0163 ha per person +35.0%
1999 0.016 ha per person -1.6%
2000 0.009 ha per person -44.1%
2001 0.0096 ha per person +7.1%
2002 0.0109 ha per person +14.0%
2003 0.0336 ha per person +207.6%
2004 0.0528 ha per person +56.9%
2005 0.0311 ha per person -41.1%
2006 0.0248 ha per person -20.3%
2007 0.0477 ha per person +92.6%
2008 0.0228 ha per person -52.3%
2009 0.0388 ha per person +70.4%
2010 0.0436 ha per person +12.3%
2011 0.0229 ha per person -47.3%
2012 0.0311 ha per person +35.5%
2013 0.0258 ha per person -16.9%
2014 0.0333 ha per person +28.8%
2015 0.0343 ha per person +3.0%
2016 0.0193 ha per person -43.8%
2017 0.0229 ha per person +19.0%
2018 0.0195 ha per person -14.9%
2019 0.0221 ha per person +13.3%
2020 0.0351 ha per person +58.8%
2021 0.0294 ha per person -16.2%
2022 0.017 ha per person -42.1%
2023 0.022 ha per person +29.4%
2024 0.0183 ha per person -17.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.0183 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 24151.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +207.6% 0.0109 ha per person 0.0336 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0239 ha per person 0.0121 ha per person 0.0314 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0281 ha per person 0.009 ha per person 0.0528 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0275 ha per person 0.0193 ha per person 0.0436 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0244 ha per person 0.017 ha per person 0.0351 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 7 Brazil 0.0248 ha per person compare
  2. 8 South Sudan 0.0238 ha per person compare
  3. 9 Suriname 0.019 ha per person compare
  4. 11 Cambodia 0.0177 ha per person compare
  5. 12 Mozambique 0.0177 ha per person compare
  6. 13 Nepal 0.0109 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar?
Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0183 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0528 ha per person in 2004.
What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.009 ha per person in 2000.
How does Myanmar rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
Myanmar ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Humid tropical forest — 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.

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,364 data points, 1990–2024
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Humid tropical forest — 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.