Laos vs Myanmar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Laos
0.0067 hectares per person
in 2025
Myanmar
0.0069 hectares per person
in 2025
Laos rank
52nd
Myanmar rank
50th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.0069 hectares per person against 0.0067 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.007 hectares per person | 0.0029 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0089 hectares per person | 0.0049 hectares per person | 0.004 hectares per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Laos or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.0069 hectares per person against 0.0067 hectares per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Laos and Myanmar?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Laos ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 50th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.