Myanmar's forest cover fell from 57.3 % in 1994 to 42.4 % in 2023.
Myanmar · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Myanmar's forest area fell from 374,783 km in 1994 to 276,748 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
176th of 213 · 25th in East Asia & Pacific
Myanmar's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 7.2 % in 2013 to 6.7 % in 2025.
Myanmar's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 15.9 % in 1994 to 19.9 % in 2023.
Myanmar's arable land (% of land area) rose from 14.6 % in 1994 to 16.9 % in 2023.
Air
Myanmar's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 43.1 in 1994 to 35.1 in 2023.
Water
Myanmar's water stress rose from 3.0 % in 1993 to 3.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
34th of 181 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Myanmar's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 24,162 in 1993 to 18,654 in 2022.
Access
Myanmar's safe drinking water rose from 27.1 % in 2000 to 59.7 % in 2024.
Myanmar's safe sanitation rose from 58.4 % in 2000 to 60.5 % in 2024.