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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.