Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar

Myanmar: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0054 ha per person
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.02 ha per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.0025 ha per person
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.0050.010.0150.021990200720241990: 0.01 ha per person1991: 0.009 ha per person1992: 0.009 ha per person1993: 0.009 ha per person1994: 0.009 ha per person1995: 0.009 ha per person1996: 0.004 ha per person1997: 0.003 ha per person1998: 0.005 ha per person1999: 0.006 ha per person2000: 0.004 ha per person2001: 0.005 ha per person2002: 0.004 ha per person2003: 0.009 ha per person2004: 0.02 ha per person2005: 0.009 ha per person2006: 0.01 ha per person2007: 0.016 ha per person2008: 0.005 ha per person2009: 0.015 ha per person2010: 0.014 ha per person2011: 0.005 ha per person2012: 0.012 ha per person2013: 0.009 ha per person2014: 0.009 ha per person2015: 0.009 ha per person2016: 0.005 ha per person2017: 0.005 ha per person2018: 0.004 ha per person2019: 0.006 ha per person2020: 0.008 ha per person2021: 0.008 ha per person2022: 0.002 ha per person2023: 0.006 ha per person2024: 0.005 ha per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar is 0.0054 ha per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.02 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 2022.

Myanmar ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0095 ha per person —
1991 0.0094 ha per person -1.4%
1992 0.0093 ha per person -1.4%
1993 0.0091 ha per person -1.3%
1994 0.009 ha per person -1.3%
1995 0.0089 ha per person -1.3%
1996 0.0038 ha per person -57.2%
1997 0.003 ha per person -21.8%
1998 0.0055 ha per person +82.9%
1999 0.0062 ha per person +13.5%
2000 0.0039 ha per person -36.7%
2001 0.0053 ha per person +36.2%
2002 0.0039 ha per person -26.0%
2003 0.0093 ha per person +136.2%
2004 0.02 ha per person +114.3%
2005 0.0089 ha per person -55.4%
2006 0.0096 ha per person +7.2%
2007 0.0165 ha per person +72.1%
2008 0.0051 ha per person -68.9%
2009 0.0149 ha per person +191.2%
2010 0.0143 ha per person -3.8%
2011 0.0047 ha per person -67.1%
2012 0.0119 ha per person +152.8%
2013 0.0089 ha per person -25.6%
2014 0.009 ha per person +1.4%
2015 0.0095 ha per person +5.3%
2016 0.0052 ha per person -44.8%
2017 0.0052 ha per person -0.2%
2018 0.0037 ha per person -28.5%
2019 0.0061 ha per person +62.8%
2020 0.0078 ha per person +28.8%
2021 0.008 ha per person +2.0%
2022 0.0025 ha per person -69.0%
2023 0.0058 ha per person +135.3%
2024 0.0054 ha per person -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0074 ha per person 0.003 ha per person 0.0095 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0098 ha per person 0.0039 ha per person 0.02 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0079 ha per person 0.0037 ha per person 0.0143 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0059 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 0.008 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 4 Canada 0.0174 ha per person compare
  2. 5 Zambia 0.0128 ha per person compare
  3. 6 Cambodia 0.009 ha per person compare
  4. 8 Australia 0.0045 ha per person compare
  5. 9 Mexico 0.0029 ha per person compare
  6. 10 Portugal 0.0029 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar?
Other forest — burned area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.02 ha per person in 2004.
What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2022.
How does Myanmar rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
Myanmar ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Other 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.

Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
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Other 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.