Malaysia vs Myanmar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malaysia
1.4%
in 2024
Myanmar
1.6%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Myanmar rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.9% | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 3.9% | 1.9% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 0.9% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malaysia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 0.2%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malaysia ranks 16th 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.