Kiribati vs Myanmar: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Kiribati
0.5386 tonnes per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.5799 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
179th
Myanmar rank
177th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Kiribati
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.5799 tonnes per person against 0.5386 tonnes per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0413 tonnes per person.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 179th and Myanmar ranks 177th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.1198 tonnes per person | 0.1781 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0.4693 tonnes per person | 0.1617 tonnes per person | 0.3076 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.1552 tonnes per person | 0.2008 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.3436 tonnes per person | 0.1481 tonnes per person | 0.1955 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.2292 tonnes per person | 0.2214 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.396 tonnes per person | 0.1201 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.5913 tonnes per person | 0.0535 tonnes per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Kiribati or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.5799 tonnes per person against 0.5386 tonnes per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Kiribati and Myanmar?
- 0.0413 tonnes per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Myanmar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Myanmar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Kiribati ranks 179th and Myanmar ranks 177th of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.