Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Myanmar
Myanmar: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
164th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.8774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.1845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Myanmar, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Myanmar peaked at 0.8774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Myanmar 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 161 Nepal 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Togo 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Cameroon 0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Bangladesh 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Mozambique 0.7836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Myanmar?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Myanmar was 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Myanmar rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.