Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0069 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar is 0.0069 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 156.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0069 hectares per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 hectares per person, in 2002.
That places Myanmar 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0007 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +115.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 hectares per person | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.002 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 hectares per person | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 hectares per person | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 hectares per person | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 hectares per person | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 hectares per person | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 hectares per person | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 hectares per person | +49.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 hectares per person | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 hectares per person | +60.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 hectares per person | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 hectares per person | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 hectares per person | +46.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0059 hectares per person | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0069 hectares per person | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person | 0.0042 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | 0.0069 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0069 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 hectares per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Myanmar rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.3%. 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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.