Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.36 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.36 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
40th
of 194 countries
All-time high
28.39 tonnes per person
in 1882
All-time low
-0.1766 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar is 1.36 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar peaked at 28.39 tonnes per person in 1882 and was at its lowest, -0.1766 tonnes per person, in 1949.
That places Myanmar 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10.93 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 12.33 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1852 | 12.41 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 13.32 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1854 | 12.92 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1855 | 13.5 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1856 | 13.85 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1857 | 12.03 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1858 | 12.77 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1859 | 13.07 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1860 | 13.19 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 13.46 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 12.75 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1863 | 12.19 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1864 | 12.6 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1865 | 13.4 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1866 | 12.99 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1867 | 12.55 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 12.59 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 12.62 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 12.4 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1871 | 11.97 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1872 | 12.45 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1873 | 13.83 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1874 | 13.62 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1875 | 13.06 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1876 | 12.89 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1877 | 12.65 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 13.27 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1879 | 12.46 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1880 | 16.96 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 1881 | 25.89 tonnes per person | +52.7% |
| 1882 | 28.39 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1883 | 26.61 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1884 | 25.84 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1885 | 25.23 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1886 | 23.18 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1887 | 22.77 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1888 | 20.07 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1889 | 20.24 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 18.48 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1891 | 19.44 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1892 | 19.04 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1893 | 17.73 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1894 | 17.99 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 17.01 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1896 | 16.21 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1897 | 17.3 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1898 | 14.92 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1899 | 15.49 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 15.11 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1901 | 16.75 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1902 | 18.44 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1903 | 17.23 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1904 | 16.35 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1905 | 16.55 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 16.67 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 16.63 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 16.37 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1909 | 15.44 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1910 | 16.22 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 16.15 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 15.43 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1913 | 15.74 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 16.49 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1915 | 15.97 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1916 | 14.64 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1917 | 14.44 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1918 | 15.51 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1919 | 15.11 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1920 | 11.34 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1921 | 7.38 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 1922 | 5.73 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1923 | 4.87 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1924 | 4.23 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1925 | 3.78 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1926 | 3.47 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1927 | 3.23 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1928 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1929 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1930 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1931 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1932 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1933 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1934 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1935 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1936 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1937 | 2.06 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1938 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1939 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1941 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1942 | 0.9308 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1943 | 0.6974 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 1944 | 0.5291 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1945 | 0.3409 tonnes per person | -35.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1883 tonnes per person | -44.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | -66.8% |
| 1948 | -0.0478 tonnes per person | -176.4% |
| 1949 | -0.1766 tonnes per person | +269.7% |
| 1950 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -920.1% |
| 1951 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +58.5% |
| 1952 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1953 | 3.41 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1954 | 3.89 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1955 | 4.34 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1956 | 4.65 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 5.29 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1959 | 6.93 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 1960 | 4.64 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 1961 | 3.84 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1962 | 3.43 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 3.72 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 3 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1968 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 24.28 tonnes per person | +940.3% |
| 1970 | 13.38 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 1971 | 9 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1972 | 5.92 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1973 | 4.52 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.28 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1999 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.73 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.42 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 4.04 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.75 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.26 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.75 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.36 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.36 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | +940.3% | 2.33 tonnes per person | 24.28 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +920.1% | -0.1766 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person |
| 1949 | -269.7% | -0.0478 tonnes per person | -0.1766 tonnes per person |
| 1948 | -176.4% | 0.0625 tonnes per person | -0.0478 tonnes per person |
| 1947 | -66.8% | 0.1883 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person |
| 1951 | +58.5% | 1.45 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 10.93 tonnes per person | 13.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 12.83 tonnes per person | 12.19 tonnes per person | 13.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 12.86 tonnes per person | 11.97 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 23.52 tonnes per person | 16.96 tonnes per person | 28.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 17.36 tonnes per person | 14.92 tonnes per person | 19.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.55 tonnes per person | 15.11 tonnes per person | 18.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.57 tonnes per person | 14.44 tonnes per person | 16.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.01 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 11.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.25 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5272 tonnes per person | -0.1766 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 6.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.43 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 24.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 13.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 4.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Myanmar
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- 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 co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Myanmar was 1.36 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 28.39 tonnes per person in 1882.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1766 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.