Kenya vs Myanmar: Methane emissions

Kenya
53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar
56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
32nd
Myanmar rank
29th

Methane emissions over time

  • Kenya
  • Myanmar
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M185019372024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya, a difference of 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Myanmar ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Myanmar Difference Ahead
1850s 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1860s 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1870s 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1880s 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1890s 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1900s 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1910s 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1920s 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1930s 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1940s 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1950s 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1960s 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1970s 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1980s 20.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1990s 24.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
2000s 30.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
2010s 42.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
2020s 52.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Kenya or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Kenya and Myanmar?
2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for methane emissions?
Kenya ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.