Myanmar vs Serbia: Per capita methane emissions

Myanmar
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Serbia
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
84th
Serbia rank
85th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Myanmar
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 84th and Serbia ranks 85th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 13 and Serbia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Serbia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1860s 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1870s 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1880s 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1890s 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Serbia
1900s 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Serbia
1910s 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1920s 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1930s 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1940s 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1950s 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1960s 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
1970s 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Serbia
1980s 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Serbia
1990s 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Serbia
2000s 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
2010s 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Myanmar
2020s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0275 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 Serbia?
Myanmar, at 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Myanmar and Serbia?
0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Serbia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Serbia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Myanmar ranks 84th and Serbia ranks 85th 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.