Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Myanmar
12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Myanmar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 785,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 7.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 16.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 13.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Myanmar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Myanmar and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.