Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 6.54 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 6.54 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar peaked at 6.54 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 314,854 tonnes, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.01 million tonnes | 314,854 tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.57 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 million tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 4.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.23 million tonnes | 4.98 million tonnes | 5.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 million tonnes | 5.53 million tonnes | 6.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.50 million tonnes | 6.44 million tonnes | 6.54 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar was 6.54 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,854 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Myanmar ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.