Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2001.
That places Myanmar 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +85.9% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +62.8% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +75.6% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -22.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 47% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Myanmar was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.