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Forest cover — Myanmar

Forest cover in Myanmar in 2023 — 42.4%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.61 pp.

2023 42.4% −0.44 pp vs 2022
World rank 70of 213
Period maximum 60.01%1990
Period minimum 42.4%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Myanmar, 1990–20234045505560651990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 60.01%1991: 59.34%1992: 58.68%1993: 58.01%1994: 57.35%1995: 56.68%1996: 56.02%1997: 55.35%1998: 54.68%1999: 54.02%2000: 53.35%2001: 52.83%2002: 52.3%2003: 51.78%2004: 51.26%2005: 50.74%2006: 50.21%2007: 49.68%2008: 49.17%2009: 48.65%2010: 48.13%2011: 47.68%2012: 47.25%2013: 46.81%2014: 46.37%2015: 45.92%2016: 45.5%2017: 45.06%2018: 44.62%2019: 44.18%2020: 43.73%2021: 43.29%2022: 42.85%2023: 42.4%
Change over the period: −17.61 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 42.4%
World 31.1%
East Asia & Pacific 27.26%
South-Eastern Asia computed 46.17%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 42.4 −0.44 pp
2022 42.85 −0.44 pp
2021 43.29 −0.44 pp
2020 43.73 −0.44 pp
2019 44.18 −0.44 pp
2018 44.62 −0.44 pp
2017 45.06 −0.44 pp
2016 45.5 −0.42 pp
2015 45.92 −0.44 pp
2014 46.37 −0.44 pp
2013 46.81 −0.44 pp
2012 47.25 −0.43 pp
2011 47.68 −0.45 pp
2010 48.13 −0.52 pp
2009 48.65 −0.52 pp
2008 49.17 −0.51 pp
2007 49.68 −0.53 pp
2006 50.21 −0.53 pp
2005 50.74 −0.52 pp
2004 51.26 −0.51 pp
2003 51.78 −0.52 pp
2002 52.3 −0.52 pp
2001 52.83 −0.52 pp
2000 53.35 −0.67 pp
1999 54.02 −0.67 pp
1998 54.68 −0.67 pp
1997 55.35 −0.67 pp
1996 56.02 −0.67 pp
1995 56.68 −0.67 pp
1994 57.35 −0.67 pp
1993 58.01 −0.67 pp
1992 58.68 −0.67 pp
1991 59.34 −0.67 pp
1990 60.01 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BN Brunei Darussalam 72.11 LA Laos 71.46 TL Timor-Leste 61.66 MY Malaysia 57.72 ID Indonesia 47.72 VN Vietnam 47.45 KH Cambodia 43.06 MM Myanmar 42.4 TH Thailand 38.69 PH Philippines 24.46 SG Singapore 20.93
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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