Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Myanmar
0.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.4%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Myanmar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Myanmar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Myanmar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.