Canada vs Myanmar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Canada
2.4%
in 2024
Myanmar
1.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Myanmar rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Canada
- Myanmar
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.4% against 1.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 17 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1860s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1870s | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1890s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1910s | 7.6% | 3.9% | 3.7% | Canada |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 1.2% | 5.3% | Canada |
| 1930s | 5.6% | 0.6% | 5.1% | Canada |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 0.1% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 1.0% | 4.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 0.9% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Canada or Myanmar?
- Canada, at 2.4% against 1.6% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Canada and Myanmar?
- 0.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Myanmar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Canada ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.