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
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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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.