Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar
Myanmar: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.94 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.94 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
24.4 tonnes per person
in 1969
All-time low
-0.1707 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar, 1928–2024
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar is 1.94 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar peaked at 24.4 tonnes per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.1707 tonnes per person, in 1949.
That places Myanmar 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 3.37 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1930 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1931 | 2.75 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1932 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1933 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1934 | 2.45 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1935 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1936 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 1.75 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1941 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1942 | 0.9966 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1943 | 0.7233 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1944 | 0.5482 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1945 | 0.359 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1946 | 0.1888 tonnes per person | -47.4% |
| 1947 | 0.064 tonnes per person | -66.1% |
| 1948 | -0.0388 tonnes per person | -160.6% |
| 1949 | -0.1707 tonnes per person | +339.9% |
| 1950 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -974.8% |
| 1951 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +57.1% |
| 1952 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1953 | 3.48 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1954 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1955 | 4.41 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1956 | 4.73 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 5.05 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 5.41 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1959 | 7.06 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1960 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 1961 | 3.95 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1962 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1965 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1966 | 3.11 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 2.45 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 24.4 tonnes per person | +897.4% |
| 1970 | 13.55 tonnes per person | -44.5% |
| 1971 | 9.18 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1972 | 6.1 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1973 | 4.66 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 3.89 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 3.36 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 2.5 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.18 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 2 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.46 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 1999 | 2.82 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 3 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.96 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.47 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 3.15 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.69 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.67 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.94 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.91 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.94 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +974.8% | -0.1707 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +897.4% | 2.45 tonnes per person | 24.4 tonnes per person |
| 1949 | -339.9% | -0.0388 tonnes per person | -0.1707 tonnes per person |
| 1948 | -160.6% | 0.064 tonnes per person | -0.0388 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3.27 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5835 tonnes per person | -0.1707 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.55 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 24.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.12 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 13.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.46 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Myanmar was 1.94 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 tonnes per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1707 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Myanmar rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Myanmar ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.