Kenya vs Myanmar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Kenya
0.0571 tonnes per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.0599 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
96th
Myanmar rank
95th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.0599 tonnes per person against 0.0571 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0028 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Kenya ranks 96th and Myanmar ranks 95th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0619 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.0599 tonnes per person against 0.0571 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 0.0028 tonnes per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kenya ranks 96th and Myanmar ranks 95th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.