Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0183 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0183 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0369 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Myanmar 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0256 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0252 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0249 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0246 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0242 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0239 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 ha per person | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0188 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0146 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 ha per person | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0188 ha per person | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 ha per person | +76.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 ha per person | -37.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 ha per person | +70.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0328 ha per person | +76.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0369 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 ha per person | -52.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0264 ha per person | +48.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0194 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0148 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.016 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0227 ha per person | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 ha per person | -39.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0249 ha per person | +111.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0183 ha per person | -26.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0183 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0183 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 1534.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0256 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0215 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0215 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0369 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0194 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 fires — burned area, per capita in Myanmar?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0183 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0369 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Myanmar rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — 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.