Co2 intensity in Myanmar
Myanmar: Co2 intensity was 0.1087 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1087
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
143rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.1763
in 1971
All-time low
0.055
in 2008
Years of data
76
1931–2022
Co2 intensity in Myanmar, 1931–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.1087 for co2 intensity in 2022.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Myanmar peaked at 0.1763 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.055, 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.
Co2 intensity in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.1392 | — |
| 1936 | 0.1482 | +6.5% |
| 1938 | 0.1621 | +9.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0653 | -59.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0651 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0787 | +20.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0883 | +12.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1056 | +19.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0908 | -14.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0991 | +9.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1188 | +19.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1403 | +18.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1397 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1322 | -5.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1233 | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1261 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1121 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1195 | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1112 | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1194 | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1496 | +25.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1137 | -24.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1198 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1646 | +37.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1763 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.168 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1403 | -16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1517 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1429 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1437 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1433 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.134 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1266 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1262 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.122 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1148 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1134 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.123 | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.122 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1247 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0951 | -23.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0886 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0926 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0861 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0861 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0933 | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0978 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1077 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.114 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1134 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1125 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1171 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.119 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1215 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0961 | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0918 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0879 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0989 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0813 | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0811 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0738 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.055 | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0557 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0692 | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0766 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0563 | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0561 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0646 | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.083 | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0754 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0796 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1077 | +35.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0997 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0995 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1026 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1087 | +5.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.1087 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.1087 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2839, 38% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -59.8% | 0.1621 | 0.0653 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1498 | 0.1392 | 0.1621 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.0992 | 0.0651 | 0.1403 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1227 | 0.1112 | 0.1496 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1491 | 0.1266 | 0.1763 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1122 | 0.0886 | 0.1262 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1047 | 0.0861 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0843 | 0.055 | 0.1215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0768 | 0.0561 | 0.1077 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1036 | 0.0995 | 0.1087 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Myanmar?
- Co2 intensity in Myanmar was 0.1087 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1763 in 1971.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for co2 intensity?
- Myanmar ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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