Mexico vs Myanmar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mexico
14.11 billion tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar
16.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Myanmar rank
11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mexico
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 16.47 billion tonnes against 14.11 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 2.36 billion tonnes.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 regions.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 109.84 million tonnes | 272.56 million tonnes | 162.72 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 312.95 million tonnes | 793.96 million tonnes | 481.01 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 532.00 million tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | 774.40 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 988.33 million tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 3.46 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 5.00 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 3.86 billion tonnes | 6.74 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 7.95 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 5.09 billion tonnes | 8.33 billion tonnes | 3.24 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 6.37 billion tonnes | 8.54 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 8.26 billion tonnes | 8.89 billion tonnes | 636.38 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 9.60 billion tonnes | 9.86 billion tonnes | 258.92 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 10.01 billion tonnes | 11.71 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 10.80 billion tonnes | 12.47 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 12.56 billion tonnes | 13.09 billion tonnes | 524.90 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 13.72 billion tonnes | 14.20 billion tonnes | 479.72 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 14.17 billion tonnes | 15.61 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 14.18 billion tonnes | 16.31 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mexico or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 16.47 billion tonnes against 14.11 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mexico and Myanmar?
- 2.36 billion tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Myanmar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 regions.
- 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.