Myanmar vs Norway: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Myanmar
43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar rank
69th
Norway rank
67th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Myanmar
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar, a difference of 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 69th and Norway ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 740,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 542,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 771,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 916,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 360,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 891,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1940s | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 14.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2010s | 31.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2020s | 43.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Myanmar or Norway?
- Norway, at 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Myanmar and Norway?
- 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Norway rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Myanmar ranks 69th and Norway ranks 67th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.