Germany vs Myanmar: Share of global methane emissions
Germany
0.6%
in 2024
Myanmar
0.6%
in 2024
Germany rank
30th
Myanmar rank
29th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Germany
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 16 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.8% | 0.4% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 1860s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1870s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1890s | 3.3% | 0.7% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1930s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 0.8% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 0.7% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Germany or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Germany and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Myanmar rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Germany ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 29th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.