Malaysia vs Myanmar: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Malaysia
86.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Myanmar
86.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia rank
94th
Myanmar rank
93rd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 86.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 86.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malaysia ranks 94th and Myanmar ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 55.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 33.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 29.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 62.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 45.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 68.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 63.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 74.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 82.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 94.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 85.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 105.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 86.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 88.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 86.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 86.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 94th and Myanmar ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.