Colombia vs Myanmar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Colombia
2.3%
in 2024
Myanmar
1.8%
in 2024
Colombia rank
10th
Myanmar rank
11th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Colombia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.3% against 1.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and Myanmar in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Colombia or Myanmar?
- Colombia, at 2.3% against 1.8% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Colombia and Myanmar?
- 0.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Myanmar rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.