Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.3959 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar stood at 0.3959 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 51.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.5738 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Myanmar ranks 33rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -97.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | +563.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1886 ha per square kilometre | +247.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1966 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4671 ha per square kilometre | +137.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4468 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4433 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4467 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5375 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3852 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5738 ha per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5534 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3826 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5441 ha per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4499 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.483 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5328 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3244 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 0.508 ha per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3481 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3499 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3875 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3695 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2609 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3959 ha per square kilometre | +51.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.3959 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0118 ha per square kilometre, 33.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.3959 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, 3043.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +563.1% | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +247.4% | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | 0.1886 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2359 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.374 ha per square kilometre | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | 0.5738 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4476 ha per square kilometre | 0.3244 ha per square kilometre | 0.5534 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3535 ha per square kilometre | 0.2609 ha per square kilometre | 0.3959 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 30 Canada 0.526 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Belize 0.5093 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Greece 0.4178 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guatemala 0.3205 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Thailand 0.2443 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Madagascar 0.2318 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.3959 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5738 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Myanmar rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.