Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar

Myanmar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 6.54 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.54 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
6.54 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
314,854 tonnes
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar, 1970–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 67 Belarus 10.16 million tonnes compare
  2. 68 Czechia 8.99 million tonnes compare
  3. 69 Ghana 6.92 million tonnes compare
  4. 71 Papua New Guinea 6.43 million tonnes compare
  5. 72 Turkey 6.24 million tonnes compare
  6. 73 Chad 6.01 million tonnes compare

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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.