Latvia vs Myanmar: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Latvia
-127,994 tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar
-189,532 tonnes
in 2024
Latvia rank
176th
Myanmar rank
178th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Latvia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -127,994 tonnes against -189,532 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 61,538 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1929 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 176th and Myanmar ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 54,240 tonnes | -109,920 tonnes | 164,160 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 191,601 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes | 173,281 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 138,607 tonnes | -312,906 tonnes | 451,513 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 521,726 tonnes | 267,457 tonnes | 254,269 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 571,671 tonnes | 43,542 tonnes | 528,128 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 751,098 tonnes | 187,344 tonnes | 563,754 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | -456,689 tonnes | -66,073 tonnes | 390,616 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1990s | -1.02 million tonnes | 450,831 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2000s | -26,166 tonnes | 127,726 tonnes | 153,892 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 17,725 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2020s | -234,313 tonnes | -402,698 tonnes | 168,385 tonnes | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Latvia or Myanmar?
- Latvia, at -127,994 tonnes against -189,532 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Latvia and Myanmar?
- 61,538 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Myanmar?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1929 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Myanmar rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Latvia ranks 176th and Myanmar ranks 178th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.