Myanmar vs Netherlands: Per capita methane emissions
Myanmar
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
84th
Netherlands rank
81st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Myanmar ranks 84th and Netherlands ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Myanmar or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Myanmar and Netherlands?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Netherlands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 84th and Netherlands ranks 81st 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.