Colombia vs Myanmar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Colombia
20.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar
16.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
10th
Myanmar rank
11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Colombia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 20.74 billion tonnes against 16.47 billion tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 4.27 billion tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and Myanmar in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 185.79 million tonnes | 272.56 million tonnes | 86.77 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 446.48 million tonnes | 793.96 million tonnes | 347.49 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 832.89 million tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | 473.51 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 668.29 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 3.46 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 5.00 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 4.49 billion tonnes | 6.74 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 6.31 billion tonnes | 7.95 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 8.15 billion tonnes | 8.33 billion tonnes | 176.52 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 10.30 billion tonnes | 8.54 billion tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1950s | 13.37 billion tonnes | 8.89 billion tonnes | 4.48 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1960s | 16.40 billion tonnes | 9.86 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 17.97 billion tonnes | 11.71 billion tonnes | 6.26 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 18.54 billion tonnes | 12.47 billion tonnes | 6.08 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 18.91 billion tonnes | 13.09 billion tonnes | 5.83 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 19.47 billion tonnes | 14.20 billion tonnes | 5.27 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 20.19 billion tonnes | 15.61 billion tonnes | 4.58 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 20.71 billion tonnes | 16.31 billion tonnes | 4.40 billion tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Colombia or Myanmar?
- Colombia, at 20.74 billion tonnes against 16.47 billion tonnes in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Colombia and Myanmar?
- 4.27 billion tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Myanmar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.