Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Myanmar
Myanmar: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Myanmar, 1931–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Myanmar peaked at 0.1763 kilograms per international-$ in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.055 kilograms per international-$, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1498 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.0992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0651 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1403 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1112 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1496 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1763 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1122 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0886 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1262 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1047 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0861 kilograms per international-$ | 0.119 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0843 kilograms per international-$ | 0.055 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1215 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0768 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1077 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0995 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 140 Paraguay 0.1157 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 141 France 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 142 Madagascar 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 144 Uruguay 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 145 Kenya 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 54.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 16.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 727.90 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Myanmar?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Myanmar was 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1763 kilograms per international-$ in 1971.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 kilograms per international-$ in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Myanmar ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).