Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Myanmar

Myanmar: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.0899 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0899 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1302 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0898 kt per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Myanmar, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.13 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.13 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.13 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.09 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.09 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.0899 kt per square kilometre for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Myanmar peaked at 0.1302 kt per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0898 kt per square kilometre, in 2011.

Myanmar ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1302 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.1302 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.1041 kt per square kilometre -20.0%
2002 0.1041 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.1041 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.1041 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.1041 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.1041 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.1041 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2008 0.1042 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.1042 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.1042 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0898 kt per square kilometre -13.8%
2012 0.0898 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0899 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2022 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0899 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.0899 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 82.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1302 kt per square kilometre 0.1302 kt per square kilometre 0.1302 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1067 kt per square kilometre 0.1041 kt per square kilometre 0.1302 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0913 kt per square kilometre 0.0898 kt per square kilometre 0.1042 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0899 kt per square kilometre 0.0899 kt per square kilometre 0.0899 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 13 Peru 0.102 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 14 Bhutan 0.0955 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 15 Paraguay 0.0928 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 17 Guinea 0.0776 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 18 Malawi 0.075 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 19 Suriname 0.0733 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Myanmar?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Myanmar was 0.0899 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.1302 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0898 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
How does Myanmar rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Myanmar ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.