Land-use change — Emissions Share in Myanmar

Myanmar: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 8.01 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.01 %
Change on year
up 34.2%
World rank
9th
of 209 countries
All-time high
13.8 %
in 2004
All-time low
3.7 %
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Myanmar, 1990–2023

2.557.51012.5151990200620231990: 11.3 %1991: 11.5 %1992: 10.9 %1993: 10.6 %1994: 10.4 %1995: 10.1 %1996: 10.3 %1997: 10.1 %1998: 13.1 %1999: 12.2 %2000: 7.7 %2001: 3.7 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 9.5 %2004: 13.8 %2005: 8.1 %2006: 7.2 %2007: 11.3 %2008: 5.8 %2009: 9.4 %2010: 10.8 %2011: 6 %2012: 7.8 %2013: 7.3 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 9.3 %2016: 5.8 %2017: 5.7 %2018: 7.7 %2019: 7.5 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 9.1 %2022: 6 %2023: 8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Myanmar is 8.01 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Myanmar peaked at 13.8 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2001.

Myanmar ranks 9th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.06 % 10.09 % 13.07 % 10
2000s 8.03 % 3.7 % 13.8 % 10
2010s 7.65 % 5.67 % 10.82 % 10
2020s 8.72 % 5.97 % 11.83 % 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.71 % compare
  2. 7 Belize 10.92 % compare
  3. 8 Angola 10.55 % compare
  4. 10 Mozambique 5.6 % compare
  5. 11 Honduras 3.61 % compare
  6. 12 Nepal 3.05 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Myanmar?
Land-use change — emissions share in Myanmar was 8.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 13.8 % in 2004.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2001.
How does Myanmar rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Myanmar ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.