Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Myanmar
Myanmar: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was 53,005 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar is 53,005 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar peaked at 79,581 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52,991 kt, in 2011.
That places Myanmar 11th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79,581 kt | — |
| 1991 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 79,581 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62,693 kt | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62,693 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52,991 kt | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 52,991 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52,991 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52,991 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52,991 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52,998 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52,998 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52,998 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52,998 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52,998 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53,005 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53,005 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53,005 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53,005 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53,005 kt | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 53,005 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.99 kt, 17724.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,581 kt | 79,581 kt | 79,581 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,382 kt | 62,693 kt | 79,581 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,964 kt | 52,991 kt | 62,693 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,004 kt | 52,998 kt | 53,005 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Myanmar was 53,005 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 79,581 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,991 kt in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Myanmar ranks 11th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).