Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar
Myanmar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 16.47 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 16.47 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar peaked at 16.47 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.99 million tonnes, in 1850.
That places Myanmar 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 272.56 million tonnes | 42.99 million tonnes | 505.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 793.96 million tonnes | 558.70 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.12 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.46 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 4.09 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.00 billion tonnes | 4.23 billion tonnes | 5.77 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.74 billion tonnes | 5.94 billion tonnes | 7.54 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.95 billion tonnes | 7.67 billion tonnes | 8.15 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.33 billion tonnes | 8.19 billion tonnes | 8.47 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.54 billion tonnes | 8.49 billion tonnes | 8.55 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.89 billion tonnes | 8.58 billion tonnes | 9.35 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.86 billion tonnes | 9.45 billion tonnes | 10.70 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.71 billion tonnes | 11.06 billion tonnes | 12.13 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.47 billion tonnes | 12.20 billion tonnes | 12.70 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.09 billion tonnes | 12.76 billion tonnes | 13.48 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.20 billion tonnes | 13.60 billion tonnes | 14.94 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.61 billion tonnes | 15.08 billion tonnes | 16.08 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 billion tonnes | 16.16 billion tonnes | 16.47 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.18 billion tonnes compare
- 9 Thailand 21.76 billion tonnes compare
- 10 Colombia 20.74 billion tonnes compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 14.86 billion tonnes compare
- 13 Philippines 14.65 billion tonnes compare
- 14 Mexico 14.11 billion tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar was 16.47 billion 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 land-use change recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.47 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.99 million tonnes in 1850.
- How does Myanmar rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Myanmar ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.