Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Myanmar, 1929–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Myanmar is -0.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 222.2% on the previous year and down 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Myanmar peaked at 682.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -97.5%, in 1946.
That places Myanmar 173rd out of 215 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 percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | -3.5% | — |
| 1930 | 1.2% | -134.5% |
| 1931 | -4.9% | -505.1% |
| 1932 | 1.5% | -130.8% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | -58.9% |
| 1934 | 2.2% | +257.8% |
| 1935 | -1.2% | -154.4% |
| 1936 | 2.8% | -332.8% |
| 1937 | 3.4% | +22.7% |
| 1938 | -4.0% | -216.7% |
| 1939 | 4.6% | -216.1% |
| 1940 | -1.8% | -139.2% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -119.1% |
| 1942 | -67.8% | -19665.5% |
| 1943 | -60.0% | -11.5% |
| 1944 | -25.0% | -58.3% |
| 1945 | -3.6% | -85.7% |
| 1946 | -97.5% | +2630.9% |
| 1947 | 250.0% | -356.3% |
| 1948 | 500.0% | +100.0% |
| 1949 | -33.3% | -106.7% |
| 1950 | 682.1% | -2146.4% |
| 1951 | 14.1% | -97.9% |
| 1952 | 23.6% | +66.7% |
| 1953 | 15.2% | -35.5% |
| 1954 | 12.1% | -20.6% |
| 1955 | -2.8% | -122.8% |
| 1956 | 16.5% | -698.5% |
| 1957 | 26.8% | +62.2% |
| 1958 | 14.8% | -44.6% |
| 1959 | 15.2% | +2.4% |
| 1960 | -2.2% | -114.8% |
| 1961 | -4.6% | +104.4% |
| 1962 | 11.2% | -343.5% |
| 1963 | -8.5% | -176.4% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | -199.4% |
| 1965 | -4.6% | -154.4% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -164.0% |
| 1967 | 28.9% | +876.1% |
| 1968 | -19.1% | -166.0% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | -151.2% |
| 1970 | 43.6% | +346.2% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | -75.8% |
| 1972 | -4.0% | -138.1% |
| 1973 | -16.1% | +300.0% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | -185.4% |
| 1975 | -1.9% | -113.7% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | -458.9% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | -17.5% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | -106.8% |
| 1979 | -1.2% | +207.9% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | -812.3% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -75.1% |
| 1982 | -0.8% | -137.3% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -504.0% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +342.3% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -86.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -37.6% |
| 1987 | -26.8% | -2316.1% |
| 1988 | -17.3% | -35.4% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -147.8% |
| 1990 | -4.3% | -151.7% |
| 1991 | -2.3% | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -833.7% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -44.1% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +72.5% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -63.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +162.0% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +30.5% |
| 2001 | -13.3% | -192.7% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -140.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +258.2% |
| 2005 | -8.1% | -131.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -235.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -98.0% |
| 2008 | -23.9% | -11207.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -118.8% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +535.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -46.7% |
| 2012 | -21.8% | -243.3% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -134.5% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +227.9% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +54.3% |
| 2016 | -3.4% | -108.8% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -450.1% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +273.2% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | -102.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -345.7% |
| 2021 | -15.3% | -630.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -152.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -93.9% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -222.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | -19665.5% | 0.3% | -67.8% |
| 2008 | -11207.5% | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 1946 | -2630.9% | -3.6% | -97.5% |
| 1987 | -2316.1% | 1.2% | -26.8% |
| 1950 | +2146.4% | -33.3% | 682.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -3.5% | -3.5% | -3.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | -4.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 46.1% | -97.5% | 500.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 81.8% | -2.8% | 682.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.2% | -19.1% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | -16.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6% | -26.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | -4.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -23.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | -21.8% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -15.3% | 8.0% | 5 |
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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Myanmar?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Myanmar was -0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 682.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.5% in 1946.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.