Myanmar vs Tanzania: Greenhouse gas emissions
Myanmar
185.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
185.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Myanmar rank
43rd
Tanzania rank
42nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Myanmar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 185.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 185.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar, a difference of 449,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 54.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 57.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 58.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 112.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 139.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 167.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 180.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 97.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 71.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 51.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 107.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 170.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 180.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 124.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 155.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 232.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 226.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 191.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Myanmar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 185.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 185.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 449,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.