Kenya vs Myanmar: Share of global methane emissions
Kenya
0.6%
in 2024
Myanmar
0.6%
in 2024
Kenya rank
31st
Myanmar rank
29th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Kenya ranks 31st 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.