Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 1.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar is 1.24 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 192.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 1.91 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4247 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8793 ha per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1998 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9088 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7279 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4479 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7638 ha per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +132.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9032 ha per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2006 | 0.84 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +103.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8321 ha per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +96.9% |
| 2010 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.768 ha per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 2012 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +63.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8671 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8239 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7137 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6076 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7421 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2021 | 0.859 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4247 ha per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +192.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.24 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0051 ha per square kilometre, 243.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.8793 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.4479 ha per square kilometre | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 ha per square kilometre | 0.6076 ha per square kilometre | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9163 ha per square kilometre | 0.4247 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 1.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4247 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.