Kazakhstan vs Myanmar: Methane emissions
Kazakhstan
54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar
56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
31st
Myanmar rank
29th
Methane emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 19.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 38.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 54.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 64.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 63.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 50.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 41.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 50.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 53.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kazakhstan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kazakhstan and Myanmar?
- 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Myanmar rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.