Cook Islands vs Myanmar: Per capita methane emissions
Cook Islands
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
86th
Myanmar rank
84th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cook Islands
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 86th and Myanmar ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.2752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.4203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.5006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.6511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.7733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cook Islands or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cook Islands and Myanmar?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Myanmar?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Myanmar rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cook Islands ranks 86th and Myanmar ranks 84th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.