Myanmar vs Portugal: Per capita methane emissions
Myanmar
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
84th
Portugal rank
83rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Myanmar
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 17 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0554 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, Myanmar or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.04 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 Portugal?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Portugal rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd 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.