Deforestation statistics for Burma

Burma: Demographic data

Population (2022)54,409,800
Annual population growth rate (2022)0.70%
Population density (people/sq km)83
Net migration-163,313
Fertility rate2.2
Median age29
Urban population share31%


Burma: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 653,290
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 42,863,446
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 65.60%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 3,998,057
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 9.30%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 14,035,385
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 21.50%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 32.70%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 621,060
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 4.40%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 13,414,325
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 20.50%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 31%


Burma: Annual forest and tree cover data



Burma: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 12,939
2003: 13,768
2004: 23,286
2005: 23,421
2006: 23,066
2007: 31,292
2008: 24,124
2009: 41,647
2010: 40,067
2011: 25,248
2012: 34,051
2013: 31,384
2014: 42,157
2015: 41,430
2016: 54,825
2017: 39,689
2018: 35,913
2019: 38,310
2020: 44,445


Burma: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 44,804
2002: 66,120
2003: 77,225
2004: 102,186
2005: 91,847
2006: 127,464
2007: 146,599
2008: 119,216
2009: 216,306
2010: 169,914
2011: 135,717
2012: 225,189
2013: 248,187
2014: 331,445
2015: 293,306
2016: 362,553
2017: 341,845
2018: 278,709
2019: 309,419
2020: 310,006


 

2019 forest data for Burma | Archived forest data for Burma | Forest data for Burma

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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