Forest land area fell 1.85% to 290 '000 sq km in Myanmar in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Myanmar reached an all time high of 392 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 290 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, forest land area in China amounted to 2,083 '000 sq km, 707 '000 sq km in India, 188 '000 sq km in Laos and 164 '000 sq km in Thailand in 2015.
Myanmar has been ranked 20th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | '000 sq km | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 sq km | 102 | 101 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 97.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 sq km | 158 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 sq km | 205 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 sq km | 321 | 318 | 312 | 307 | 301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 sq km | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 sq km | 18.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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