From 2001 to 2022, Myanmar lost 4563kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 3.7% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Myanmar from 2001 to 2022, 4563kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Myanmar, the top 5 regions were responsible for 75.1% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Shan had the most tree cover loss at 1566.5kha compared to an average of 304.2 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Myanmar experienced a total of 192,552 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).