Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Myanmar
Myanmar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.3166 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3166 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
177th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.3996 tonnes per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 1946
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Myanmar stood at 0.3166 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Myanmar peaked at 0.3996 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1946.
Myanmar ranks 177th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.2441 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.2331 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2332 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2191 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1932 | 0.2196 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.218 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2198 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.2143 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2173 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.2218 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2101 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1939 | 0.2168 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2098 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1941 | 0.2074 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | -68.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -60.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -97.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +244.4% |
| 1948 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +490.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +272.5% |
| 1951 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1952 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | +36.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0701 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0767 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0789 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0826 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0923 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1175 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0974 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1295 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1414 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1337 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1201 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1051 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1177 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1219 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.116 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1213 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1301 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1195 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1216 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1319 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1178 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1126 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | -44.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0489 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.05 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.071 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0742 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0821 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0906 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.089 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1056 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1211 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1305 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1199 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1297 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1362 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1106 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1156 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1067 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0795 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1529 tonnes per person | +92.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1551 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1216 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1349 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.182 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1883 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2116 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2208 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3996 tonnes per person | +81.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3745 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3626 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2765 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3084 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3048 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3166 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.3166 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.3166 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36 tonnes per person, 23% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +490.4% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +272.5% | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person |
| 1947 | +244.4% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1946 | -97.6% | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +92.4% | 0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.1529 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +81.0% | 0.2208 tonnes per person | 0.3996 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2386 tonnes per person | 0.2331 tonnes per person | 0.2441 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.219 tonnes per person | 0.2101 tonnes per person | 0.2332 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0563 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.2098 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.0767 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.0789 tonnes per person | 0.1175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1208 tonnes per person | 0.1051 tonnes per person | 0.1414 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.101 tonnes per person | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 0.1319 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0825 tonnes per person | 0.05 tonnes per person | 0.1211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1149 tonnes per person | 0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.1362 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.1216 tonnes per person | 0.3996 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3138 tonnes per person | 0.2765 tonnes per person | 0.3626 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Myanmar
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Myanmar?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Myanmar was 0.3166 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 from oil recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3996 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Myanmar rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Myanmar ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.