ACAPS Thematic Report: Myanmar – Humanitarian data and analysis landscape (18 September 2025)

INTRODUCTION

Myanmar’s February 2021 military coup, escalating conflict, and recurrent climate hazards have contributed to a severe humanitarian crisis. Nearly 22 million (40%) of Myanmar’s population of 55 million were predicted to have humanitarian needs in 2025 (OCHA 13/12/2024 a). By the beginning of the year, conflict had affected 13 of 15 states; by mid-2025, estimates pointed to the State Administrative Council (SAC) fully controlling less than 50% of Myanmar’s territory (BBC 20/12/2024; COAR/Premise 03/04/2025).

The coup and subsequent conflict have helped deteriorate the humanitarian operating context. The resulting constraints on humanitarian access and challenges around data collection and sharing make all aspects of assessment and analysis difficult (New Myanmar Foundation 2025). This results in an opaque humanitarian data and analysis landscape that, despite the best efforts of local, national, and international humanitarian organisations, likely has notable gaps, although analysis of this is not possible since most data is shared informally rather than publicly (Reuters 16/12/2024). It is extremely difficult to have an accurate overview of needs and conditions. The localised nature of the response implies that local responders likely hold important knowledge that may not be shared given concerns about who would see it and how it could be used. Resource and capacity constraints also prevent many national and local organisations from delegating staff dedicated to information management or analysis, affecting the quality of the information available. This report examines the challenges of collecting, analysing, and sharing humanitarian data in Myanmar so users of this information have a greater understanding of the effort involved in making it available and interpret it in that light.

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