Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 58,679 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 58,679 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar peaked at 85,106 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58,679 kt, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85,106 kt | — |
| 1991 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85,106 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68,043 kt | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68,043 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58,680 kt | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58,680 kt | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58,679 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 58,679 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58,679 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58,679 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 58,679 kt | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 58,679 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 331.78 kt, 176.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,106 kt | 85,106 kt | 85,106 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,749 kt | 68,043 kt | 85,106 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,616 kt | 58,680 kt | 68,043 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,679 kt | 58,679 kt | 58,680 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62,649 kt compare
- 5 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare
- 6 Cameroon 60,852 kt compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 59,157 kt compare
- 7 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27,302 kt compare
- 9 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,511 kt compare
- 10 Thailand 53,420 kt compare
- 10 Viet Nam 4,863 kt compare
- 11 Malaysia 52,807 kt compare
- 11 Melanesia 3,030 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar was 58,679 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 85,106 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,679 kt in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Myanmar ranks 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).