Myanmar vs Tunisia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Myanmar
43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar rank
69th
Tunisia rank
72nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Myanmar
  • Tunisia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M185019372024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia, a difference of 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 69th and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 14 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tunisia Difference Ahead
1850s 740,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 555,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1860s 771,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 563,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1870s 916,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 244,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 671,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1880s 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 280,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 930,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1890s 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1900s 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 368,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1910s 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 433,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1920s 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 525,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1930s 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 714,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1940s 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1950s 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1960s 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1970s 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar
1980s 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1990s 14.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2000s 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2010s 31.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2020s 43.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Myanmar

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 Tunisia?
Myanmar, at 43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Myanmar and Tunisia?
3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tunisia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Tunisia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Myanmar ranks 69th and Tunisia ranks 72nd 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.