Deforestation statistics for Myanmar
Total land area: Myanmar
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 67,015,182 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 38,566,905 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Myanmar
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Myanmar. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42,900,884 | |
| 2001 | 14,035,385 | |
| 2010 | 13,801,775 | 40,955,392 |
| 2018 | 13,497,079 | 38,566,905 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 35% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 57.5% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Myanmar
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Myanmar by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44,830 | ||
| 2002 | 12,939 | 66,163 | |
| 2003 | 13,768 | 77,272 | |
| 2004 | 23,286 | 102,255 | |
| 2005 | 23,421 | 102,255 | |
| 2006 | 23,066 | 127,551 | |
| 2007 | 31,292 | 146,692 | |
| 2008 | 24,124 | 119,317 | |
| 2009 | 41,647 | 216,461 | |
| 2010 | 40,067 | 170,030 | |
| 2011 | 25,248 | 135,823 | |
| 2012 | 34,051 | 225,353 | |
| 2013 | 31,384 | 248,364 | |
| 2014 | 42,157 | 331,662 | |
| 2015 | 41,429 | 293,493 | |
| 2016 | 54,825 | 362,810 | |
| 2017 | 39,689 | 342,077 | |
| 2018 | 35,913 | 278,875 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 538,305 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 3,346,453 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 16.1% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 3.8% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 25,956.64 | 117,283 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 38,086.95 | 277,307 |
Biodiversity data: Myanmar
Species count by taxa for Myanmar. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1031 |
| Amphibians | 101 |
| Reptiles | 337 |
| Fishes | 1072 |
| Mammals | 294 |
| Vascular plants | 7000 |
Conservation data: Myanmar
Data on threatened species in Myanmar as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 49 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 56 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 53 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 61 |
Protected areas data: Myanmar
Data on threatened species in Myanmar as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 6.4 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Myanmar
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 67015182 | 45125521 | 67.30% | 43351284 | 64.70% | 41025117 | 61.20% | 3513012 | 7.80% | 195167 | 118685 | 290771 |
| 15 | 67015182 | 44261550 | 66.00% | 42391783 | 63.30% | 40101410 | 59.80% | 3469402 | 7.80% | 192745 | 117903 | 286297 |
| 20 | 67015182 | 43968623 | 65.60% | 42083804 | 62.80% | 39809321 | 59.40% | 3449096 | 7.80% | 191616 | 117461 | 284310 |
| 25 | 67015182 | 43618571 | 65.10% | 41589175 | 62.10% | 39333847 | 58.70% | 3423793 | 7.80% | 190211 | 116847 | 281916 |
| 30 | 67015182 | 42900884 | 64.00% | 40955392 | 61.10% | 38736935 | 57.80% | 3380944 | 7.90% | 187830 | 116249 | 277307 |
| 50 | 67015182 | 39828239 | 59.40% | 37256105 | 55.60% | 35230725 | 52.60% | 3119850 | 7.80% | 173325 | 109447 | 253173 |
| 75 | 67015182 | 27468056 | 41.00% | 25096384 | 37.40% | 23868787 | 35.60% | 1995743 | 7.30% | 110875 | 76815 | 153450 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Myanmar
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 67015182 | 45125521 | 43351284 | 19618810389 | 739255012 | 41069723 | 1355300812 | 75294490 |
| 15 | 67015182 | 44261550 | 42391783 | 19443469401 | 734330620 | 40796146 | 1346272837 | 74792935 |
| 20 | 67015182 | 43968623 | 42083804 | 19380511818 | 731959596 | 40664422 | 1341925927 | 74551440 |
| 25 | 67015182 | 43618571 | 41589175 | 19303310784 | 728959779 | 40497766 | 1336426265 | 74245904 |
| 30 | 67015182 | 42900884 | 40955392 | 19140945949 | 723739789 | 40207766 | 1326856260 | 73714237 |
| 50 | 67015182 | 39828239 | 37256105 | 18313474399 | 687778650 | 38209925 | 1260927530 | 70051529 |
| 75 | 67015182 | 27468056 | 25096384 | 13704468900 | 480495475 | 26694193 | 880908398 | 48939355 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Myanmar
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Ayeyarwady | 3383669 | 641495 | 629968 | 607533 | 18% | 31596 | 5% | 1,755 | 9161 | 1% | 916 | 22435 | 4% | 2,804 |
| Bago | 3856049 | 1790647 | 1690294 | 1602971 | 42% | 122036 | 7% | 6,780 | 34713 | 2% | 3,471 | 87323 | 5% | 10,915 |
| Chin | 3683896 | 3197358 | 3056099 | 2839638 | 77% | 277561 | 9% | 15,420 | 61100 | 2% | 6,110 | 216461 | 7% | 27,058 |
| Kachin | 8879410 | 7774160 | 7557902 | 7351035 | 83% | 364705 | 5% | 20,261 | 157838 | 2% | 15,784 | 206867 | 3% | 25,858 |
| Kayah | 1168327 | 886393 | 847787 | 804806 | 69% | 54719 | 6% | 3,040 | 11738 | 1% | 1,174 | 42981 | 5% | 5,373 |
| Kayin | 2999080 | 2408272 | 2241940 | 2024845 | 68% | 299026 | 12% | 16,613 | 81931 | 3% | 8,193 | 217095 | 10% | 27,137 |
| Magway | 4404623 | 1007720 | 863846 | 838917 | 19% | 49307 | 5% | 2,739 | 24378 | 2% | 2,438 | 24929 | 3% | 3,116 |
| Mandalay | 3647078 | 1052360 | 993128 | 960008 | 26% | 49325 | 5% | 2,740 | 16205 | 2% | 1,621 | 33120 | 3% | 4,140 |
| Mon | 1157829 | 579557 | 493679 | 431690 | 37% | 90549 | 16% | 5,031 | 28560 | 5% | 2,856 | 61989 | 13% | 7,749 |
| Naypyitaw | 13914 | 104 | 227 | 225 | 2% | 34 | 33% | 2 | 32 | 31% | 3 | 2 | 1% | - |
| Rakhine | 3560318 | 2527845 | 2345043 | 2264140 | 64% | 149929 | 6% | 8,329 | 69026 | 3% | 6,903 | 80903 | 3% | 10,113 |
| Sagaing | 9568450 | 6091891 | 5854717 | 5655020 | 59% | 345946 | 6% | 19,219 | 146249 | 2% | 14,625 | 199697 | 3% | 24,962 |
| Shan | 15588577 | 11064215 | 10629843 | 9848002 | 63% | 1152296 | 10% | 64,016 | 370455 | 3% | 37,046 | 781841 | 7% | 97,730 |
| Tanintharyi | 4146684 | 3751181 | 3634134 | 3395639 | 82% | 387424 | 10% | 21,524 | 148929 | 4% | 14,893 | 238495 | 7% | 29,812 |
| Yangon | 957278 | 127686 | 116785 | 112466 | 12% | 6491 | 5% | 361 | 2172 | 2% | 217 | 4319 | 4% | 540 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Myanmar
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Ayeyarwady | 3383669 | 641495 | 629968 | 213635508 | 10769933 | 598330 | 341979 | 918768 |
| Bago | 3856049 | 1790647 | 1690294 | 761176422 | 45074497 | 2504139 | 1286287 | 4026453 |
| Chin | 3683896 | 3197358 | 3056099 | 1484432204 | 114662633 | 6370146 | 2561334 | 11131162 |
| Kachin | 8879410 | 7774160 | 7557902 | 3816681710 | 147545827 | 8196990 | 6462311 | 10365340 |
| Kayah | 1168327 | 886393 | 847787 | 379858139 | 23526064 | 1307004 | 512462 | 2300181 |
| Kayin | 2999080 | 2408272 | 2241940 | 1012465556 | 112245386 | 6235855 | 3146312 | 10097783 |
| Magway | 4404623 | 1007720 | 863846 | 396941401 | 18973796 | 1054100 | 925576 | 1214754 |
| Mandalay | 3647078 | 1052360 | 993128 | 423418396 | 18701480 | 1038971 | 612398 | 1572188 |
| Mon | 1157829 | 579557 | 493679 | 206059979 | 29883674 | 1660204 | 965667 | 2528376 |
| Naypyitaw | 13914 | 104 | 227 | 27974 | 9908 | 550 | 911 | 100 |
| Rakhine | 3560318 | 2527845 | 2345043 | 1034159635 | 48734889 | 2707494 | 1941765 | 3664655 |
| Sagaing | 9568450 | 6091891 | 5854717 | 3057422659 | 145216705 | 8067595 | 5968173 | 10691872 |
| Shan | 15588577 | 11064215 | 10629843 | 4596111637 | 447488563 | 24860476 | 14786254 | 37453253 |
| Tanintharyi | 4146684 | 3751181 | 3634134 | 1712752439 | 162163327 | 9009074 | 6348017 | 12335395 |
| Yangon | 957278 | 127686 | 116785 | 45802290 | 1859578 | 103310 | 67377 | 148226 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Myanmar
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Ayeyarwady | 3383669 | 641495 | 629968 | 116528460 | 182 | 5874508 | 326362 | 186534 | 501146 |
| Bago | 3856049 | 1790647 | 1690294 | 415187139 | 232 | 24586090 | 1365894 | 701612 | 2196247 |
| Chin | 3683896 | 3197358 | 3056099 | 809690293 | 253 | 62543252 | 3474625 | 1397091 | 6071543 |
| Kachin | 8879410 | 7774160 | 7557902 | 2081826387 | 268 | 80479543 | 4471086 | 3524897 | 5653822 |
| Kayah | 1168327 | 886393 | 847787 | 207195349 | 234 | 12832399 | 712911 | 279525 | 1254644 |
| Kayin | 2999080 | 2408272 | 2241940 | 552253939 | 229 | 61224756 | 3401375 | 1716170 | 5507882 |
| Magway | 4404623 | 1007720 | 863846 | 216513492 | 215 | 10349340 | 574963 | 504860 | 662593 |
| Mandalay | 3647078 | 1052360 | 993128 | 230955489 | 220 | 10200811 | 566712 | 334035 | 857557 |
| Mon | 1157829 | 579557 | 493679 | 112396352 | 194 | 16300185 | 905566 | 526727 | 1379114 |
| Naypyitaw | 13914 | 104 | 227 | 15259 | 146 | 5403 | 300 | 497 | 55 |
| Rakhine | 3560318 | 2527845 | 2345043 | 564087074 | 223 | 26582666 | 1476815 | 1059144 | 1998903 |
| Sagaing | 9568450 | 6091891 | 5854717 | 1667685086 | 274 | 79209119 | 4400507 | 3255367 | 5831931 |
| Shan | 15588577 | 11064215 | 10629843 | 2506969984 | 227 | 244084676 | 13560260 | 8065230 | 20429047 |
| Tanintharyi | 4146684 | 3751181 | 3634134 | 934228602 | 249 | 88452724 | 4914040 | 3462555 | 6728397 |
| Yangon | 957278 | 127686 | 116785 | 24983068 | 196 | 1014317 | 56351 | 36751 | 80851 |
Archived forest data for Myanmar | Forest data for Myanmar
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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