Environment in Myanmar

2,276 indicators covering environment for Myanmar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 29.21 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 2.4% 41st
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 847 1000 USD 2018 down 90.9% 21st
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 698 m3 2018 down 99.0% 55th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.226 kilograms 2024 up 1,681.4% 55th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 16,380 1000 ha 2019 19th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 457.88 1000 ha 2019 36th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 480.18 1000 ha 2019 68th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 404.77 1000 ha 2019 34th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 102.69 1000 ha 2019 64th
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 683.71 1000 ha 2019 33rd
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 456.56 1000 ha 2019 17th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 0 m3 2013 133rd
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 0 1000 USD 2013 132nd
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 41,693 t 2018 up 730.7% 7th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 20,893 1000 USD 2018 up 470.1% 9th
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 8,491 1000 USD 2018 up 244.2% 28th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 3,250 t 2018 up 71.4% 33rd
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,511 1000 USD 2018 up 56.9% 37th
Share of plastic waste exports 0.2% 2024 up 21,001.9% 51st
Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 27 1000 USD 2018 down 91.7% 124th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous -1.26 million m3 2011 136th
Biogases — Energy consumption 1 TJ 2024 unchanged 51st
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 1 TJ 2024 unchanged 51st
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous -394,403 1000 USD 2011 135th
Insecticides — Export quantity 0.01 t 2018 down 100.0% 144th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 217 m3 2024 up 393.2% 45th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 23 1000 USD 2024 up 91.7% 61st
Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 8.18 t 2024 down 89.8% 87th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 14.09 1000 USD 2024 down 94.7% 108th
Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,600 1000 USD 2018 up 752.7% 34th
Disinfectants, etc — Export value 62.45 1000 USD 2006 up 712.5% 93rd
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 9,690 t 2018 up 189.0% 21st
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 5,984 1000 USD 2018 up 188.7% 27th
Switzerland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 3 1000 USD 2018 122nd
France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 404 1000 USD 2018 up 334.4% 71st
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 7,333 1000 USD 2018 up 3,951.4% 19th
Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 1st
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 61,505 1000 USD 2018 16th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 115,303 m3 2018 8th
Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 4,427 1000 USD 2018 down 42.3% 24th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 35,422 t 2020 up 2,919.8% 31st
Above-ground forest biomass 88.4 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 134th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 34,631 1000 USD 2018 up 692,520.0% 2nd
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 69,756 m3 2018 up 6,975,500.0% 7th
Above-ground biomass in forest 88.4 2025 unchanged 145th
Forest area 27,095 2025 down 9.7% 26th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 41.5% 2025 down 9.6% 92nd
Share of forest area within protected areas 16.6% 2025 unchanged 105th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 16.6% 2025 unchanged 102nd
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 7,257 1000 USD 2018 up 173.8% 46th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 3,593 1000 USD 2018 down 17.8% 53rd
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 17 m3 2018 down 94.6% 106th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 16,746 t 2018 10th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 9,459 1000 USD 2018 15th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 37 m3 2018 100th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 30 1000 USD 2018 up 7.1% 80th
Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 62nd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 63 1000 USD 2018 90th
Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity 6.28 t 2020 down 74.7% 51st