Myanmar vs Sweden: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Myanmar
43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar rank
69th
Sweden rank
68th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Myanmar
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar, a difference of 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Myanmar ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 740,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 813,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 771,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 916,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 14.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 31.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 44.43 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 Sweden?
- 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Sweden rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Myanmar ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 68th 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.