Tree Cover Loss in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tree Cover Loss was 226,990 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Myanmar, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Myanmar stood at 226,990 hectares.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Myanmar peaked at 362,552 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44,804 hectares, in 2001.
Myanmar ranks 19th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110,196 hectares | 44,804 hectares | 216,306 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 269,628 hectares | 135,717 hectares | 362,552 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 281,041 hectares | 226,990 hectares | 310,005 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Myanmar?
- Tree cover loss in Myanmar was 226,990 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 362,552 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,804 hectares in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for tree cover loss?
- Myanmar ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.