Myanmar vs Zambia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Myanmar
0.5799 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.565 tonnes per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
177th
Zambia rank
178th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Myanmar
- Zambia
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.5799 tonnes per person against 0.565 tonnes per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0149 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Myanmar ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.1203 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.9628 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1617 tonnes per person | 0.8031 tonnes per person | 0.6414 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1552 tonnes per person | 0.4618 tonnes per person | 0.3066 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1481 tonnes per person | 0.2603 tonnes per person | 0.1122 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2292 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.396 tonnes per person | 0.3435 tonnes per person | 0.0526 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.5913 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | 0.0554 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Myanmar or Zambia?
- Myanmar, at 0.5799 tonnes per person against 0.565 tonnes per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Myanmar and Zambia?
- 0.0149 tonnes per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.