Per capita methane emissions in Myanmar
Myanmar: Per capita methane emissions was 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1880
All-time low
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Myanmar peaked at 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1880 and was at its lowest, 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 84th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 81 Netherlands 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Djibouti 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Portugal 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 85 Serbia 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Cook Islands 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Austria 1.02 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 methane emissions in Myanmar?
- Per capita methane emissions in Myanmar was 1.04 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 methane emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1880.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Myanmar ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.