Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.005 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.005 ha per person.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0077 ha per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Myanmar 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0058 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -97.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 ha per person | +554.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per person | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 ha per person | +243.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 ha per person | +135.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 ha per person | +48.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 ha per person | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 ha per person | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 ha per person | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 ha per person | +50.7% |
| 2024 | 0.005 ha per person | +5.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.005 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 11.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +554.7% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 2001 | +243.8% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 2003 | +135.3% | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 34 Madagascar 0.0098 ha per person compare
- 35 Malawi 0.0097 ha per person compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.0061 ha per person compare
- 38 Montenegro 0.0049 ha per person compare
- 39 Sudan 0.0047 ha per person compare
- 40 Cuba 0.0043 ha per person 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Myanmar?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 ha per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Myanmar rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned 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
Savanna — 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.