Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate was -1.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.38 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 36.9%
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
457.34 % change on previous year
in 1969
All-time low
-36.35 % change on previous year
in 1970
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded -1.38 % change on previous year for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and down 348.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar peaked at 457.34 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -36.35 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Myanmar 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 9.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.7592 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1853 | 5.17 % change on previous year | +581.2% |
| 1854 | -1 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1855 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -307.8% |
| 1856 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 1857 | -7.57 % change on previous year | -329.8% |
| 1858 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -163.5% |
| 1859 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1860 | 0.8068 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1861 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +157.1% |
| 1862 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -209.9% |
| 1863 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 1864 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 1865 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 1866 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1867 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1868 | 0.3842 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1869 | 0.9559 % change on previous year | +148.8% |
| 1870 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -356.2% |
| 1871 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 1872 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -264.3% |
| 1873 | 6.48 % change on previous year | +231.2% |
| 1874 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 1875 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1876 | -0.926 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1877 | -0.7557 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1878 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -379.2% |
| 1879 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1880 | 22.94 % change on previous year | -1250.6% |
| 1881 | 39.82 % change on previous year | +73.6% |
| 1882 | 11.05 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1883 | -0.4207 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1884 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -987.7% |
| 1885 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 1886 | -0.7529 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1887 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -840.6% |
| 1888 | -4.04 % change on previous year | -172.4% |
| 1889 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -254.1% |
| 1890 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 1891 | 9.12 % change on previous year | -640.5% |
| 1892 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1893 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -320.1% |
| 1894 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -240.6% |
| 1895 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1896 | -0.0451 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 1897 | 7.07 % change on previous year | -15767.4% |
| 1898 | -7.09 % change on previous year | -200.3% |
| 1899 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -183.4% |
| 1900 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1901 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -1020.1% |
| 1902 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1903 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -141.9% |
| 1904 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1905 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -227.7% |
| 1906 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1907 | 0.7561 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1908 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +48.2% |
| 1909 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -384.0% |
| 1910 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -292.9% |
| 1911 | -0.4678 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1912 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +267.4% |
| 1913 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -235.7% |
| 1914 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +68.4% |
| 1915 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1916 | -5.78 % change on previous year | +355.1% |
| 1917 | 0.6042 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1918 | 5.28 % change on previous year | +774.1% |
| 1919 | -0.7722 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 1920 | -19.07 % change on previous year | +2369.6% |
| 1921 | -20.37 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1922 | -12.11 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1923 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1924 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1925 | -4.09 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1926 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 1927 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1928 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -236.1% |
| 1929 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -385.1% |
| 1930 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1931 | -5.78 % change on previous year | +61.3% |
| 1932 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1933 | -4.14 % change on previous year | -219.9% |
| 1934 | -0.1586 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1935 | -0.4868 % change on previous year | +206.9% |
| 1936 | -2.32 % change on previous year | +375.7% |
| 1937 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -185.7% |
| 1938 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 1939 | -0.4722 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 1940 | -9.24 % change on previous year | +1857.5% |
| 1941 | -6.87 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1942 | -6.44 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1943 | -6.38 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1944 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1945 | -5.28 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1946 | -6.8 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1947 | -0.3451 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1948 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +328.1% |
| 1949 | -7.34 % change on previous year | +396.7% |
| 1950 | 53.04 % change on previous year | -822.9% |
| 1951 | 20.7 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1952 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1953 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1954 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 1955 | 11.53 % change on previous year | +63.6% |
| 1956 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1957 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1958 | 7.03 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1959 | 25.95 % change on previous year | +269.0% |
| 1960 | -21.68 % change on previous year | -183.6% |
| 1961 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1962 | -6.73 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 10.36 % change on previous year | -254.0% |
| 1964 | -8.26 % change on previous year | -179.8% |
| 1965 | 13.18 % change on previous year | -259.4% |
| 1966 | -9.16 % change on previous year | -169.5% |
| 1967 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1968 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1969 | 457.34 % change on previous year | -31523.7% |
| 1970 | -36.35 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 1971 | -34.03 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1972 | -34.14 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1973 | -8.67 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 1974 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1975 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1976 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6413 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6753 % change on previous year | -205.3% |
| 1979 | -10.92 % change on previous year | -1716.7% |
| 1980 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -159.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4147 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1982 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -606.0% |
| 1983 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -259.9% |
| 1984 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6912 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 1986 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -643.0% |
| 1987 | -2.77 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
| 1989 | -0.6768 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 1990 | 6.1 % change on previous year | -1001.7% |
| 1991 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1992 | 8.61 % change on previous year | +255.3% |
| 1993 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1994 | 10.08 % change on previous year | -807.4% |
| 1995 | 0.672 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1996 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +117.1% |
| 1997 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -242.4% |
| 1998 | 11.93 % change on previous year | -674.2% |
| 1999 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2001 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -305.8% |
| 2002 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 2003 | 4.64 % change on previous year | +329.5% |
| 2004 | 8.29 % change on previous year | +78.7% |
| 2005 | 10.97 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 13.15 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 2008 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -260.5% |
| 2009 | -6.93 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2010 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 2011 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2012 | -4.88 % change on previous year | +83.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2014 | -0.3075 % change on previous year | -7019.7% |
| 2015 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -1322.4% |
| 2016 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9348 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2018 | -13.47 % change on previous year | -1541.3% |
| 2019 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2021 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -361.3% |
| 2022 | -0.3439 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 2023 | -2.19 % change on previous year | +535.7% |
| 2024 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -1.38 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8993 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -1.38 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4517 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +31523.7% | -1.46 % change on previous year | 457.34 % change on previous year |
| 1897 | +15767.4% | -0.0451 % change on previous year | 7.07 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -7019.7% | 0.0044 % change on previous year | -0.3075 % change on previous year |
| 1920 | -2369.6% | -0.7722 % change on previous year | -19.07 % change on previous year |
| 1940 | -1857.5% | -0.4722 % change on previous year | -9.24 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -1716.7% | 0.6753 % change on previous year | -10.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.12 % change on previous year | -7.57 % change on previous year | 9.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.3351 % change on previous year | -4.14 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0589 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 8.92 % change on previous year | -4.04 % change on previous year | 39.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.44 % change on previous year | -7.09 % change on previous year | 9.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8271 % change on previous year | -5.78 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -7.87 % change on previous year | -20.37 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.7797 % change on previous year | -5.78 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -5.4 % change on previous year | -9.24 % change on previous year | -0.3451 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.78 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 53.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.24 % change on previous year | -21.68 % change on previous year | 457.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -13.92 % change on previous year | -36.35 % change on previous year | 0.6753 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2635 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 % change on previous year | -2.08 % change on previous year | 11.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 % change on previous year | -6.93 % change on previous year | 13.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.29 % change on previous year | -13.47 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.16 % change on previous year | -3.04 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 150 Nigeria -1.33 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Lesotho -1.35 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Austria -1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Gabon -1.49 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Denmark -1.51 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Georgia -1.53 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Myanmar was -1.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 457.34 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.35 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 348.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.